Sentence examples for dire than from inspiring English sources

And, in times less dire than these, perhaps even true.

More dire than her own material comfort, she said, were the prospects for her two sons.

A new report, however, suggests that the effects were much less dire than had been feared.

"The economic effects are going to be less dire" than banks maintain, he said.

The cash crunch appeared to have been more dire than previously disclosed.

Those shows were developed and introduced when the economy looked more dire than now.

Eleven towns in the state have pension shortfalls even more dire than Providence's.

The yellow calls for "assistance," presumably something less dire than an emergency, but nonetheless, a situation.

The Clinton campaign's financial situation might be more dire than Mrs. Clinton is letting on.

Nothing was more dire than an 18-point deficit just before the half.

Pyongyang has stepped up its propaganda in recent weeks against Seoul with more-dire-than-usual threats.