desperately seek
Frequency: 7.818.3 per million words
to try to find something with a sense of urgency and hopelessness
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Examples (10)
- He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.
- The refugees desperately sought asylum in a neighboring country.
- After losing his job, he desperately sought new employment.
- She desperately seeks attention from her parents.
- The company is desperately seeking a solution to its financial problems.
- In the midst of the crisis, people desperately sought food and shelter.
- He desperately sought comfort in his old memories.
- The young artist desperately seeks recognition for her work.
- We desperately sought an escape from the oppressive regime.
- The lost child desperately sought his mother in the crowded market.