Sentence examples for extremely dire from inspiring English sources

"The situation in Aleppo is extremely dire," he said.

But to some, the popularization of extremely dire forecasts suggests that the pendulum may have swung too far.

"If he saw his country descend to extremely dire straits, he would consider 'stepping back in'," the ambassador reported.

In 2009, several employees organised a "ride and stride" to raise money to feed the Palestinian population in Gaza, where they described the humanitarian situation as "extremely dire".

"The position of the party is extremely dire," said Professor Matthew Goodwin, from Nottingham University, an expert on far-right politics.

If this matter were not so serious, with extremely dire consequences awaiting these unfortunate men, the whole affair would be laughable.

Vincent de Paul from Caritas Cyangugu says that the sanitary conditions of latrines in the area are extremely poor with dire implications for the population's health.

Slumdog aptly illustrates how orphaned and extremely poor children forced into dire circumstances often become tomorrow's gang members, sex slaves, domestic servants and militia members.

But that doesn't change the fact that our men are not perfect and some make extremely poor decisions that have dire consequences.

They are forced to ration out what they do have and rely on extremely expensive black market goods, or, in dire situations, turn to eating things like grass or leaves.

Skyrocketing unemployment rates, economic hardship, terrorism, extremely partisan politics, distasteful reality shows and dire forecasts for the country can leave anyone with a "bah humbug" taste in their mouths this holiday season.