How to pronounce desperate
Listen to desperate in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
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“desperate” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 78 American · 979 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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apartments, desperate for food, desperate for water and desperate for medical supplies.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 56:29 · hear it here
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That is desperate, ye knaa—really desperate.
UK Parliament · watch from 33:35 · hear it here
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for people who, through no fault of their own, are in desperate, desperate need.
State Department · watch from 13:21 · hear it here
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How desperate is Douglas Ross?
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 11:03 · hear it here
Why real speech
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