“The tragedy was due to his desperation over the inability to find work and the lack of economic means to bear the expenses of his household.”

“Plutarch described how Sertorius convinced them to fight with perseverance rather than rash desperation.”

“In desperation, the designer borrowed an idea from silent discos, in which clubbers sway to their own iPods.”

“Judge of the efforts you have to make and of the desperateness of the struggle.”

“Frustration and desperateness filled his eyes and he fell back onto the pillow, looking more desperate then ever.”

“And then we looked at each other for just a moment, one still moment, before the desperateness took over and we were clinging to each other as tightly as we dared.”

“In their desperations, the Indians again made unsuccessful attempts to air raid civilian population in West Pakistan.”