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.