How to Use dire in a Sentence

dire

adjective

• They live in dire poverty.
• The circumstances are now more dire than ever.
• Some analysts are issuing dire economic forecasts.
• All wild tigers are threatened with extinction, but Sumatran tigers are in especially dire straits because the world's zoos have only 235 of them in captive-breeding programs.
  — Audubon, November-December 1998
• The effects that coups have on economies are no less dire.
  — Comfort Ero, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
• Merchant ably demonstrates the dire stakes of the Luddites’ plight.
  — Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2023
• Gloria didn’t seem to buy that things would be so dire.
  — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Dec. 2023
• The plight of the indie comic creator may be even more dire.
  — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 July 2023
• The situation for trans Russians in the wake of the new law is far more dire.
  — Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2023
• The chances of my survival in these dire conditions would be slim to none.
  — Ryan Hampton, Time, 15 Aug. 2023
• Daniele and Yohan’s relationship may be in the most dire state, though.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
• So, back in the day, the dire warnings to skip wild oysters during the heat of summer were warranted.
  — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 21 July 2023
• That’s a strong sign that those areas of the genome code for traits that can’t be changed without causing dire side effects.
  — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
• But there is still a dire need for effective treatments.
  — Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2023
• Bonds away One window into how dire things have become is in the market for its debt.
  — Melvin Backman, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2024
• As a result, students across the state must learn amid dire conditions.
  — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2024
• At least, that’s the dire outlook of a new study published Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2023
• It’s been a dire time for the industry with two record-low weekends in February.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024
• That sounds pretty dire, with the clock ticking quickly toward that date.
  — Medora Lee, USA Today, 17 May 2023
• Big numbers get thrown around, the dire state of the media is analyzed, and mega-deals go before the board, whose votes need to be courted.
  — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Sep. 2023
• But the situation in Ukraine has appeared to grow more dire in recent weeks.
  — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2024
• The Hilton Hartford was a dire example of the pandemic’s fallout.
  — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2024
• And the consequences of failing to address the crisis are dire and, in some cases, deadly.
  — Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
• But because the consequences can be so dire, Hobai and a group of colleagues decided to speak out.
  — Jonel Aleccia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2023
• The next day, though, Retton found herself in a more dire situation.
  — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 8 Jan. 2024
• But so many people are in dire need of housing that both the state and federal systems have lengthy waitlists.
  — Todd Wallack, ProPublica, 19 Sep. 2023
• Scot Pollard, a former athlete who once earned a championship ring with the Boston Celtics in 2008, is now in dire need of a new heart.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024
• The situation grew dire as the man slumped over in his seat, his face completely purple.
  — CBS News, 31 May 2023
• Chicago Public Schools face a dire shortage, and classes are set to begin next week.
  — Adriana Diaz, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2023
• Despite being told not to touch it, the boy can’t help himself, leading to dire consequences.
  — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 7 May 2024