gravely
Example Sentences
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Families prepare themselves for the worst when an elderly relative is gravely ill, but that doesn't make the loss any easier when it comes.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
Certainly, Iran emerges from this war gravely wounded, but far from extinguished as a regional power.
From Slate • Apr. 8, 2026
The family of a girl gravely injured during a mass shooting in Canada is suing OpenAI over the company's failure to notify police about the killer's troubling activity on its ChatGPT chatbot, lawyers said Tuesday.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
After further review, as officials would gravely say today, he reversed his call.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
When the newscaster gravely reminded us that this new tragedy sealed the final ending to “our nation’s Camelot story,” Big Ma said, “Yes, sir. It surely does.”
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
Vocabulary lists containing gravely
The Battle of the Labyrinth
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"Little Red Riding Hood" by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
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"The Midnight Children" by Dan Gemeinhart, Chapters 1–6
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