Sentence examples for dire about from inspiring English sources

It's also possible that Mr. Shapiro and his fellow pessimists are being a bit too dire about the private sector.

He was trying to sound dire about this, but I could detect a note of joy in his voice.

That crisis was even more dire: about 19 million people needed emergency food, and livestock starved to death across the region because of lack of water and pasture.

Comedy critics and fans alike began pondering whether Gaffigan's decision on skipping Netflix signaled something dire about the streaming giant's present occupation as the most dominant force in stand-up.

So granted that there have been imperiled television heroes before now and granted that there may be some women under psychic attack, but the overwhelming abundance of men in extremis nowadays seems to be pointing to something abroad that's more acute, more dire about men in America today.

To them, the dire headlines about Taliban attacks and sterile arguments about failed states mean little.

Despite our apprehension about surveillance technology, Spying with Maps is not a jeremiad, crammed with dire warnings about eyes in the sky and invasive tracking.

The Networks make similarly dire predictions about Aereo.

The dire conclusion about coming anarchy seems overdrawn.

In fact, there are dire predictions about the impact.

Stay tuned for dire predictions about Whyalla and lamb roasts.