Sentence examples for dire of from inspiring English sources

The humanitarian situation is still dire, of course.

He said he would only invoke this provision in the most dire of situations.

Here are the most dire of those predictions, and the dramatic of his advice.

Bankruptcy usually doesn't provide relief, except in the most dire of circumstances.

The plight of the solenodon in Haiti may be the most dire of all.

He has appeared in total command of each of his games -- he was the same way in spring training -- even in what seemed the most dire of circumstances.

Some Jain scriptures warn of dire consequences of worship of Chamunda by the Hindu rites and rituals.

VICE will always be here to help in times of dire need, of course.

Even in the direst of family discords, the laughter lurked.

Which direst of losses would that be then?

In both these books, the bonds of familial love override even the direst of circumstances.