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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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91, He was absolutely dire and as thick as a brick.
92, But the passing over of Neil Back leaves the Lions without a commodity of which they could find themselves in dire need.
93, Seven out of every 10 Guatemalans live in dire poverty and half cannot read or write.
94, He was walking in spite of all those specialists and their dire predictions.
95, Increasing housing prices will have dire consequences for the poor.
96, Green light DIRE warnings are given of the consequences of taking the necessary measures to make cars more environment-friendly.
97, Both suggest, either by statement or implication, that Buchanan is an extremist and warn of dire consequences to his nomination.
98, The situation doesn't seem as dire as you described it.
99, That too often meant that jobs went abroad to places with very low wages and dire standards of living.
100, The threats were dire enough to make the Republicans look reckless when they refused to budge.
101, John Gibson highlights the regressive aspects of recent local government financial reform, and predicts dire consequences for the urban poor.
102, Feeling in dire need of fresh air, Ellie went outside into the grounds.
103, The crisis has unsettled financial markets and brought dire predictions of revolution or civil war from some politicians.
104, It was the first communication she'd had with her since the day she left the convent ignominiously and in dire disgrace.
105, If the Bill is outvoted[sentencedict.com], we are faced with dire prospects.
106, Our only solace is that it was just as dire on all the other formats.
107, The situation Clinton faces in 1996 is not nearly as dire as that which confronted Carter in 1979.
108, Publicly the banks have suggested that there could be dire consequences for the City should the deals be ruled illegal.
109, There are coaches who can use this disparity to full advantage, without dire recruiting consequences.
110, When it comes to day-to-day operations, the increasingly dire situation cries out for hard-nosed decisions and solid business management.
111, The dire warning came yesterday from Stansted Airport's marketing director Colin Hobbs.
112, There is a dire need to encourage juniors into academic obstetrics and gynaecology.
113, As far as storage capacity is concerned, the situation is equally dire.
114, Dire harmonic confusion would result were the bass to be mingled with the upper parts.
114, Wish you can benefit from our online sentence dictionary and make progress day by day!
115, The game consisted entirely of cavalry charges end to end. As dire a Leeds win as I have seen.
116, For those in truly dire straits, bankruptcy is sometimes the only option.
117, And somehow, in a setting that had once been rural, it seemed yet more dire.
118, But they were not so dire as to scare investors into dumping government bonds.
119, His family is in dire necessity.
120, It was obvious, and it was dire.
More similar words: directdirectordirectlydirectionin all directionsdirect investmentdirthiretirewiremirefiredfire upadmireretireon firesatiredesireempireperspireinspireacquireretiredrequireentirelyrequiredcatch fireset fire tobe tired ofretirement
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