Sentence examples for dire misery from inspiring English sources
Mr. Tillett said he found "dire misery" in the area, equal to anything he had en countered abroad.
Most of the people affected were already living in dire misery, inhumane conditions," Fortuné told the Guardian, describing the coordination of aid as "non-existent".
Two-thirds of the world's people, we believed, were living in dire misery, and it was our sacred duty to rescue them from the sea of suffering in which they were drowning.
Ms. Sangare spoke to the audience mostly in French, mentioning dire conditions in Africa — misery, famine, war — but her music struck back.
As factors from droughts to urbanisation add to the dire global water crisis, the ensuing misery falls even more on women and girls in the world's poorest countries.
He points this out to her, watching her misery as she takes in how dire things are.
Dire situation The harsh winter has added to the miseries of the beleaguered families living in the area, especially women and children, as even walking tracks are covered with snow.
Hedge funds, she said, "are vultures, are feeding off the misery of the island and the people, and it's really dire".
There were stories from parents who had given birth to children with the direst physical or mental defects; some rejoiced in the sacrifice, some lamented that this decision had brought misery to their families.
But while acknowledging the dire state of Rio's public finances — the underfunded schools and hospitals, the unpaid government salaries and the unmitigated misery of its hilltop favelas — some experts say the Olympics will provide benefits for years to come.
