The desperate criminal had slid over the edge of the high roof.
So did the words which he whispered to a desperate and cornered criminal.
Just as the city was getting a handle on the problem, the crack epidemic hit, creating more desperate criminals.
He is a desperate criminal, a fugitive we're trying to trace.
"The Ophirians are obviously desperate criminals, the kind who'll stop at nothing."
But only a few desperate criminals had ever discovered the secret of who he really was.
We shall probably discover a gang of desperate criminals and get a reward.
There are desperate criminals on the loose and the police think they'll try for the shuttle.
They would expect such desperate criminals to be trying to hide, not starring in a play.
The desperate criminals wanted to fight to the finish.