dire

Example Sentences

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To be sure, recent economic data have not been so dire.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

It’s happening at the same time as what the company’s CEO described as “the most dire housing market in decades.”

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Levy: With every character, at the beginning of this show, I’m thinking, how can we exacerbate the dire circumstances that crime would rub up against?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

A recent Brookings report issued dire warnings about the effects of AI on learning, saying it would lead to the “great unwiring of students’ cognitive capacities.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

I’m the only one who seems to know how dire the situation is.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson