Sentence examples for dire blow from inspiring English sources

Goldman Sachs in a report Friday suggested that global uncertainty might shave a half point off American gross domestic product for 2011, which its economists view as a flesh wound rather than a dire blow.

Think of poor J. T. Walsh, as Sergeant Major Dickerson, in "Good Morning, Vietnam," whom Williams addresses thus: "You're in more dire need of a blow job than any white man in history".

You could imagine the ghost of Ms Davis pacing up and down behind the film-makers, blowing smoke-rings and threatening dire retribution if they made her seem bland or ordinary.

"A major blow to the revolution that cld have dire consequences".

"A major blow to the revolution that could have dire consequences".

The dire economic situation has led some to take even more drastic action: one worker blew himself up in an office over unpaid wages of £450.

Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) stars Dana Andrews as a roughhouse cop who kills a low-life gambler with a couple of blows, and tries desperately to cover it up; his actions almost have dire consequences.

The situation is dire, and there's no doubt that pulling out of the Paris Accord is a significant blow to our planet.

David Price's career was left in dire straits tonight after he suffered a second defeat to Tony Thompson just five months after being blown away by the American in their first fight.

Either someone is blowing a big raspberry on the way out the door or Dell is in dire straits.

As the news spread, some Alaskans expressed dire worries about the ripple effect on the state's oil-dependent economy, which has already suffered a blow from low oil prices.