Use of dire in Sentences. 29 Examples
The examples include dire at the start of sentence, dire at the end of sentence and dire in the middle of sentence
dire at the end of sentence
- I thought that film was dire!
- The film we saw was absolutely dire!
dire in the middle of sentence
- The company is in dire straits.
- The factory is in dire straits.
- These children are in dire need.
- We're in dire need of your help.
- These people are in dire need of help.
- The church was in dire need of repair.
- Such action may have dire consequences.
- Now I really was in a dire predicament.
- The country is in dire need of food aid.
- He was in dire need of hospital treatment.
- The business is in dire financial straits.
- The firm is now in dire financial straits .
- He forecasts a dire future for the industry.
- Everyone agrees the sport is in dire straits.
- The firm is in dire straits and may go bankrupt.
- Last night there were dire warnings of civil war.
- Errors in forecasting can have dire consequences.
- After the war the county's economy was in dire straits.
- Now that father's lost his job, we're in dire straits.
- He gave a dire warning that an earthquake was imminent.
- Despite earlier dire predictions, shares remained steady.
- This decision will have dire consequences for local people.
- A government split would have dire consequences for domestic peace.
- There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.
- Despite dire threats of violence from extremist groups, the protest passed off peacefully.
- So many companies are in such dire/difficult straits that their prices have come right down.
- The minister suggested that the dire prophecies of certain leading environmentalists were somewhat exaggerated.
Sentence Examples for Similar Words:
- dreadful
- , horrific
- , awful
- , dreaded
- , desperate
- , fearsome
- , horrendous
- , fearful
- , dread
- , frightening
- , direful
- , terrible