6 sentences with 'dire'
Example sentences and phrases with the word dire and other words derived from it.
• « The immediate cause of the French Revolution was the dire financial situation of the French state after a century of war against Britain and an outdated tax system. »
• « The home front was in dire straits, with severe food shortages, and inadequate ammunition (especially for artillery) reaching the front. Therefore, the German armies pushed steadily into Russian territory. »
• « Doctors later said that in just a few seconds more the dog's attack would have had dire consequences, as the victim had lost a lot of blood. »
• « In case of dire need, the camel may "kill its hunger" by swallowing an old basket or a mat, if it doesn't tear the roof off the huts of the indigenous people, who must protect them by interspersing thorny bushes in their construction. »