Sentence examples for become dire from inspiring English sources

Residents said conditions in the city had become dire.

For those who cannot find work after a temporary contract expires, the situation can become dire.

Both of them understand how even small accidents can become dire.

But he cautions that without the intervention, the situation in Pathai could become dire.

In early 1987, Firestone's landlord on Second Street called Laya to say that the situation had become "dire".

In years or decades, conditions of life may become dire in several fragile regions of the world.

The states -- Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin -- said the situation had become direr since a 20-pound bighead carp was found last month in a Chicago-area waterway only six miles from Lake Michigan, well past an electric barrier designed to block the voracious fish's path.

From 1988 the situation became dire.

When business slowed at her practice, the situation became dire.

As the day progressed, the situation became dire.

A regional phenomenon quickly turns global and becomes dire.