dire predicament

Frequency: 6.56.2 per million words

Refers to a very serious and difficult situation or condition.

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Examples (20)

  • The company found itself in a dire predicament after losing its main investor.
  • Now I really was in a dire predicament.
  • Lost in the desert with no water, the hikers faced a dire predicament.
  • The team's dire financial predicament forced them to sell their best players.
  • The nation was in a dire predicament, caught between war and famine.
  • Without immediate funding, the charity faces a dire predicament.
  • This report highlights the dire predicament of refugee camps in the region.
  • The captain realized the ship was in a dire predicament as the storm worsened.
  • He never thought he would end up in such a dire predicament, with no one to turn to for help.
  • She found herself in a dire predicament when her passport was stolen abroad.
  • Ignoring these warnings could lead us into a dire predicament from which we cannot escape.
  • The government is struggling to find a way out of this dire predicament.
  • They remembered the dire predicament they were in during the great flood of '98.
  • He didn't fully understand the dire predicament he was in until it was too late.
  • Only through international aid could the country escape its dire predicament.
  • Economic sanctions have placed the nation in a dire predicament.
  • Many coastal communities are in a dire predicament due to rising sea levels.
  • The refugees are in a dire predicament, lacking both food and shelter.
  • With his health failing rapidly, the patient was in a dire predicament.
  • Only a miracle could save them from such a dire predicament.