dire warning

Frequency: 6.45.8 per million words

Refers to a situation of extreme and immediate danger.

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Examples (20)

  • Scientists issued a dire warning about the consequences of climate change.
  • There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.
  • Despite the dire warning from the weather service, many people refused to evacuate.
  • The report issued a dire warning regarding climate change.
  • The report contained a dire warning that the company was on the brink of collapse.
  • Experts delivered a dire warning about the impending economic crisis.
  • He ignored his doctor's dire warning and continued his unhealthy lifestyle.
  • Despite the dire warnings, many ignored the evacuation order.
  • The intelligence agency gave a dire warning of an imminent terrorist attack.
  • The doctor gave him a dire warning about his unhealthy lifestyle.
  • The ancient prophecy was seen as a dire warning to future generations.
  • Prophets often deliver dire warnings of future calamities.
  • A dire warning has been issued about the rapid depletion of natural resources.
  • His failure to heed the dire warnings led to severe consequences.
  • The flashing red light served as a dire warning of the system's critical failure.
  • The government received dire warnings of a potential terrorist attack.
  • The novelist's book is a dire warning against the dangers of unchecked technology.
  • Environmentalists have been sounding dire warnings about deforestation for decades.
  • They received a dire warning not to enter the abandoned mine due to the risk of collapse.
  • The sudden drop in sales served as a dire warning to the company.