Sentence examples for dire it from inspiring English sources

WASHINGTON — Even as Yemen's political crisis deepens, the country is on the brink of an economic collapse so dire it could take years to recover, and hobble efforts to rebuild its fragmented society.

You want to know how dire it was, culturally?

"I knew from the immediacy in the secret service's voice how dire it was," he said.

It is easy to forget, however, how dire it looked in 1945.

"I knew things were bad, but it was somewhat shocking just how dire it was," he said.

Now, that's not dire – it means that they're $15.5bn of the way through on the $19bn they owe homeowners.

"So it's dire and it's ongoing and it continues..

Given its dire economy, it is amazing that Croatia holds together as well as it does.

Given the cobbles on the Champs, it will be dire if it rains.

In fact, although it is most dire here, it is dragging down the entire world economy.

Now, even by its own dire standards, it is entering a worse phase than usual.