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Sentence count:188+9Posted:2016-12-01Updated:2020-07-24
Synonym: awfulbadblackdisastrousdreadfulhorribleterribletragicwretchedSimilar words: directdirectordirectlydirectionin all directionsdirect investmentdirthireMeaning: ['daɪə]  adj. 1. fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless 2. causing fear or dread or terror. 
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61, Most came to realize that leading such an imbalanced life led to dire consequences.
62, There's no situation so dire that people who love each other can't see it through.
63, He also warned of dire consequences such as hyper-inflation if the country failed to maintain a unified budget and a co-ordinated fiscal policy.
64, Then they placed a dire curse on the girl to teach her a lesson.
65, The result is a society that was in dire straits because its cannibalism turned against itself, involving even small children.
66, Several of these additives contain dire warnings of quite nasty effects, particularly upon certain groups of susceptible persons.
67, For one sweaty moment I was sure it would be Famlio, about to issue dire threats and promises.
68, Good shape despite the dire forecasts still being made by much of the business world?
69, Conditions in the guberniia capitals were dire, but they were even worse in the rural hinterland.
70, But many of them are in dire need of repair.
71, He said it could follow an incident so dire that the mind had to block it out, sometimes along with other things.
72, Things grew more dire for Death Row in the fall.
73, Omally, startled by the cry, leapt from his seat, and glimpsed Pooley's dire predicament.
74, The disclosure of Labour's latest spoiling tactic highlighted renewed confidence at Millbank in the face of dire Tory poll results.
75, The youngsters are living in dire poverty in their home country.
76, The overwhelming impression left by the survey is one of dire poverty.
77, He had had little idea of the dire straits prevailing at Berwick nor that time had all but run out.
78, Minutes later a reprieve arrived - a dire warning to all teetotallers!
79, The consequences for severely indebted countries are dire: higher interest rates for many, and a credit crunch.
80, The conditions may sound wonderful, but they can have dire consequences.
81, Carried up to the Governor's House, in much physical pain, his mental pain proved to be more dire.
82, The most dire forecasts say rising mercury on Earth could bring about both devastating floods and droughts.
83, When a highly qualified professional makes such a dire prediction, one has to sit up and take notice.
84, Usually these reports concentrate on prophecies of a forthcoming Armageddon but many also describe a dire contemporary situation.
84, Sentencedict.com is a sentence dictionary, on which you can find good sentences for a large number of words.
85, These are fields where there is a dire shortage of trained personnel.
86, Those rugged plasteel islands of black and purple flew Lord Sagramoso's vermilion volcano banner, and bore dire bulky weapons.
87, His Royal Highness was not available for comment, except in dire necessity.
88, They also do a superb rendition of Dire Straits Romeo and Juliet sung by a drunken man.
89, And still, where Fergie's behaviour merely offered dire warnings - Never misbehave.
90, But state, local and federal officials in Los Angeles said the situation was not as dire.
More similar words: directdirectordirectlydirectionin all directionsdirect investmentdirthiretirewiremirefiredfire upadmireretireon firesatiredesireempireperspireinspireacquireretiredrequireentirelyrequiredcatch fireset fire tobe tired ofretirement
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