Sentence examples for seems dire from inspiring English sources

Normally, such a big result would prompt a sense of unease about the next outing but the outlook seems dire for Yeovil at the moment.

For Sir Paul has gone and a new century is under way but the position for black and minority ethnic (BME) officers four years later seems dire.

To some, the situation seems dire: most of Broadway staying dark as the bustling holiday season begins, restaurants losing customers at a critical money-making time and the striking stagehands trudging picket lines in the bitter cold.

Mr. Ghriskey, of Dreyfus, said, "When all the news seems dire and your head is telling you 'no way is this the time to own stocks,' that's when fortunes are made".

There are questions that want answers: How did The Globe, for which The Times Company paid $1.1 billion in 1993, get into a fix that seems dire even in comparison to many other struggling newspapers?

While the outlook seems dire, some argue that it won't just be a race to zero for stockholders.

Her thinking seemed dire.

For current undergraduates, prospects after university might seem dire.

The symptom, as presented to the doctor, seemed dire.

There were moments, she concedes, when things seemed dire.

Things may seem dire but may not be so bad that they can't be saved.