Examples of 'dire' in a sentence
Meaning of "dire"
Dire is an adjective used to emphasize the extremely serious or urgent nature of a situation, often implying grave consequences
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- Warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.
- Requiring action to prevent bad consequences: urgent, pressing.
- Expressing bad consequences: dreadful; dismal.
- Bad in quality, awful, terrible.
How to use "dire" in a sentence
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Climate change is a dire threat to human existence.
Dire mischance the day she wedded me.
I can not stay in dire poverty forever.
Dire need drove him to this house.
To demonstrate the dire nature of our situation.
Dire we rode halfway across the world.
In view of the dire emergency that exists.
The module situation has gotten dire.
Probably to see how dire the situation is.
Not as dire as their human rights record.
I need you to give me voir dire coaching.
If you are in dire straits you are entitled to go hunting.
The consequences of failing to act are dire indeed.
I have been known in dire times of resorting to trickery.
We will deal with that in voir dire.
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He is a federal officer in dire need of medical attention.
That must mean the case is dire.
Asgard is in dire peril from a plague of parasites.
Many of these victims are in dire financial straits.
You are in dire need of a dragonheart shot.
And when you are lost in dire need.
Unless you are in dire need of medical attention.
The consequences of your response will be dire.
The prince is in dire need of your help.
It is our challenge to disprove that dire prophecy.
There is a dire need for representation in academia.
Better you call on us only in dire need.
The fort is in dire need of proper conservation.
I have a team assembling il dire right now.
There will be dire consequences for this.
The situation today is far less dire.
Now to a dire warning about climate change.
Both among the most dire of crimes.
We are in dire straits to start this season because.
A large cloud of smoke and screams dire.
Provoking a dire warning from his parents.
They are also a country that is in dire danger.
But your mermaid is in dire need of a breast augmentation.
Rebecca passed by and brought us dire news.
Ratherthan live on in dire poverty and disgrace.
And just the thought feels dire.
Time is of the essence in a dire humanitarian situation.
The situation can not be that dire.
You should never put dire consequences.
I do not think you comprehend the dire.
I know things seem dire right now.
We are now ready to begin the voir dire.
With the railroads in dire need of cargo.
I already explained all of this in voir dire.
All of our classrooms are in dire need of repair.
