dire
Example Sentences
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A shutdown would have dire consequences: tougher European winters, droughts in South Asia and parts of Africa, and higher sea levels around the North Atlantic.
From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026
Remember when we all believed that the market would be in dire straits if the megacap tech stocks had a wobble?
From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026
They told bosses of chronic understaffing, a scarcity of critical safety equipment and "a dire lack of leadership".
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
Like many people in this business, I have too much ego invested in not being surprised by anything that happens, no matter how dire or ridiculous.
From Salon • Jun. 21, 2026
Travelers to the village were rare, but occasionally a peddler would come through the village, selling "penny dreadful" accounts of grisly murders, fateful encounters, dire doings and remarkable escapes.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
Vocabulary lists containing dire
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 2
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"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act I
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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