Sentence examples for would be dire from inspiring English sources

The consequences for Venezuela would be dire.

It would be dire if this was now extinguished.

"The impact on the overall economy would be dire.

The results would be dire if Jeter continued to match their careers.

If so, he behaved disgracefully and the consequences for the BBC's reputation would be dire.

"We'd be so out of line with competitors that financial consequences would be dire," he said.

Martin Lee, the leader of the Democracy Party, predicted on Friday afternoon that there would be dire-sounding trial balloons floated by the government, after which a bill would be introduced that would have initially seemed draconian but will seem tame compared with the trial balloons.

We could stop using antibiotics altogether, and this would greatly reduce the selective pressure they exert (although given the presence of naturally occurring antibiotics, selective pressure would not be removed entirely) but the consequences for public health would obviously be dire.

If you could put money on a word combo coming up empty on Google, one of the best bets would surely be "Dire Straits" and "hate crime".

If you've ever considered the circumstances under which you might partake in cannibalism, odds are you think they'd have to be dire.

By that point, the economy would be in dire straits and the financial system in chaos.