desperate lunge
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A forward movement made out of desperation.
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Examples (10)
- He skipped past the defender's desperate lunge.
- With a desperate lunge, he managed to grab the falling child's hand.
- The goalkeeper made a desperate lunge to save the penalty kick.
- In a desperate lunge, the hero tackled the villain before he could escape.
- She made a desperate lunge for the last piece of cake.
- The injured animal made a desperate lunge at its attacker.
- His desperate lunge for the phone was unsuccessful.
- They watched as the exhausted runner made a desperate lunge for the finish line.
- It was a desperate lunge for survival, but he wouldn't give up.
- The cat made a desperate lunge at the bird, but missed.