dire

Example Sentences

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Time skips in uncertain intervals, from one dire development to the next.

From The Wall Street Journal

If the show’s dire assessment is that all working artists should be grateful to earn a paycheck doing something they love, it also champions the value of the human touch in a machine-driven environment.

From Salon

The World Meteorological Organization's deputy chief, Ko Barrett, said the outlook was a "dire picture".

From Barron's

It confronts dire truths with a kind heart.

From Salon

Though not in dire straits, it isn’t exactly healthy, either.

From The Wall Street Journal