Sentence examples for it a dire from inspiring English sources
They argued that the cumulative effects of the air and the Superfund site made it a dire case.
And now, two centuries later, two British authors have updated his diagnosis, giving it a dire spin.
Faced with constant demands for more, Mr. Gates in May asked: "Is it a dire threat that by 2020 the United States will have only 20 times more advanced stealth fighters than China?" In the presidential campaign, Mr. Obama promised to invest in a global education fund.
"Single Ladies" is musically similar to Beyoncé's 2007 single "Get Me Bodied"; Andy Kellman of Allmusic called it a "dire throwback" to the song.
don't just take James Cameron's Dire Horse, paint it a different color, make it smaller and call it a Dire Zebra.
"It's a little stiff today, and Joe said, 'Why don't you just take it off?' If it was a dire need, I could play.
"Sometimes, you don't have to make it so hard on yourself; sometimes, there's nothing wrong with dominating teams," Pace said, adding: "For whatever reason, it just seemed like we didn't have enough fire until it got to the point where it was a dire situation.
It painted a dire picture of the Greek economy, warning it was likely to miss its targets and predicting that Greece's banks will require a larger recapitalisation programme.
It's a dire conclusion for such a young person to reach, but it's not hard to see how he got to that point: after a childhood filled with poverty, drugs, and a series of abusive father figures, Jacob has landed in a juvenile detention center following a robbery attempt gone awry.
"It was a dire, hurtling sensation".
