desperately try

Frequency: 8.220.1 per million words

to make a great effort to do something, often without success

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Examples (20)

  • He desperately tried to save the drowning child from the rushing river.
  • She was trying desperately to stay afloat.
  • She is desperately trying to find a job before her savings run out.
  • He desperately tried to open the jammed door, but it wouldn't budge.
  • They desperately tried to warn everyone about the approaching storm, but the phones were down.
  • They were desperately trying to find a solution before the deadline.
  • The team will desperately try to score a goal in the final seconds of the match.
  • Even after numerous failures, she desperately tried to convince them of her innocence.
  • I desperately try to remember where I left my keys every morning.
  • The exhausted runner desperately tried to cross the finish line.
  • The company desperately tried to recover its reputation after the data breach.
  • We must desperately try to conserve water during this drought.
  • He desperately tried to hold back his laughter during the serious presentation.
  • The child desperately tried to reach the cookie jar on the high shelf.
  • Despite desperately trying to explain the situation, no one seemed to understand.
  • I am desperately trying to understand this complex theory.
  • The climber desperately tried to find a handhold on the slippery rock face.
  • Having lost everything, he desperately tried to rebuild his life.
  • We could see the trapped animal desperately trying to escape from the cage.
  • Despite the overwhelming odds, they desperately tried to rescue the trapped hikers.