seriousness

Example Sentences

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Forensic-style review introduces a seriousness to something that’s supposed to be fleeting and fun.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

That is a readiness target, not a go date, but it has become shorthand to convey the threat’s seriousness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

So, any indication that it is being targeted is taken with the utmost seriousness by Israel.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Well, in all seriousness, quite a few characters in this story are pursuing their own revenge plots.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

It was not a fog that one would normally take with any great seriousness but a clear-eyed man could not penetrate it any deeper than fifty yards.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy