How to pronounce desperately
Listen to desperately 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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“desperately” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 109 American · 961 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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they so desperately need and so desperately demand.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 30:54 · hear it here
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are so desperately needed.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 24:34 · hear it here
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places that desperately need it.
State Department · watch from 7:55 · hear it here
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when somebody needs them desperately.
CDC · watch from 44:12 · hear it here
Why real speech
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