dire in a sentence
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📚 Grade Level: Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Definition
'DIRE' means extremely serious or urgent, often indicating a critical or desperate situation.
Sample Sentences
- The consequences of ignoring climate change are dire and could affect generations to come.
- After the storm, the townspeople faced dire shortages of food and clean water.
- Her dire warning about the approaching storm was initially dismissed by the local authorities.
- In a dire situation, every second counts, and quick thinking can save lives.
- The team's performance in the last match was so dire that they risked being relegated from the league.