12 examples of direr in sentences

Direr still, hideous clamor of masked cannon, right in their very faces, added the horror of surprise to the disorder of attack, and the thick blue lines broke in irrestrainable confusion.

In this disguisement he was brought into the hall (L.'s favourite state-room), where awaited him the whole number of his school-fellows, whose joint lessons and sports he was thenceforth to share no more; the awful presence of the steward, to be seen for the last time; of the executioner beadle, clad in his state robe for the occasion; and of two faces more, of direr import, because never but in these extremities visible.

But the greatness of his empire did not survive him, and only a generation later Serbian independence received its death-blow on the fatal field of Kosovothe Flodden of the Balkans, but an event far direr in its consequences than Flodden was to Scotland.

That she with us May also perish, nor her life prolong For heavier destiny and direr woe.

But when, portentous 'mid the storms of war, Glared Public danger; when, with withering din, The spoil-flush'd foe strode furious from afar; And direr dread!

And did the Gospel only rear it higher to thunder direr perdition from its frowning battlements on all without?

and did the Gospel only rear it higher to thunder direr perdition from its frowning battlements on all without?

and did the Gospel only rear it higher to thunder direr perdition from its frowning battlements on all without?

And did the Gospel only rear it higher to thunder direr perdition from its frowning battlements on all without?

and did the Gospel only rear it higher to thunder direr perdition from its frowning battlements on all without?

and did the Gospel only rear it higher to thunder direr perdition from its frowning battlements on all without?

And mark me, Miriam Monfort, precious Hebrew imp that you are, you could not have a direr one, not even if you searched your old Jewish Bible through and through for a parallel, or called up Satan himself.

12 examples of  direr  in sentences