dire

Example Sentences

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Officials have warned she may be in dire health without her medication.

From BBC

"If she had gone out there and staked out her territory, gone out and fought for it, then maybe her position would not be as dire as it is today."

From BBC

Other people are under dire financial pressure and feel they must invest to offset expenses.

From Barron's

Officials have also warned that Nancy Guthrie may be in dire health without her medication.

From BBC

He wasn’t sure if it was because he was in dire straits or because he was beginning to understand that the magic was there for him.

From Literature