The company is in dire straits.
The dire situation kept the lifeboat's occupants quiet.
"Messing with the rottweiler led to dire consequences"
what was so dire ? The surgery was very dire .
"The Fortune-Teller's dire predictions caused Jenane to fear for her safety."
The family didn't notice the dire need of their grandmother's finances.
Due to the dire circumstances with which they were trapped in, the leader quickly decided to sacrifice himself for the sake of the others.
I am in dire need of two aspirin tablets.
I had a dire weekend, because of that stupid dog!
I put the word wool in a ten word sentence.
see How do you put the word countries in a sentence?
The word is put in a sentence like I just did right now.
You will be in dire straits if you do not learn your vocabulary words.
The planned the opening night carefully, invited famous guests, put on a lavish reception and enlisted fabulous actors but still the play was a flop, the script was simply dire.