Sentence examples for dire series from inspiring English sources

The traumas of a harrowing affair with a cousin's wife, followed by other relationships that were scarcely happier, played out in such stunning paintings and prints as the beautiful and dire series entitled "Madonna": a woman in orgasm as seen by her lover, to whom she is supremely indifferent.

If that sounds dire, the series keeps a dry sense of humor about itself, with tongue-in-cheek observations and asides.

It is a claim that passes lightly over the existing parade of dud sequels from the early 1970s: Beneath, Escape From, Conquest Of and Battle For, and also the later, dire TV series which more or less imprisoned poor old Roddy McDowall in his monkey suit.

He was brilliant in the warm-up game against Ireland, but has been dire in this series, particularly in Cardiff.

This week saw a series of dire warnings.

The bleak report comes on top of a series of dire reviews.

The case for the union seemed to be reduced to a series of dire and sometimes implausible warnings.

"There were a whole series of dire possibilities that didn't even occur to people," Dr. Waldron said.

It comes amid a series of dire warnings for the future of coal, with consumption declining in major economies such as the US and China.

Its report followed a series of dire business surveys including one showing the economy shrinking at its fastest pace since 2009.

Headlines about severe fiscal distress in American cities and states — plus a series of dire statements by Wall Street seers predicting bigger troubles ahead — have led mom-and-pop investors to cut their muni holdings.