graveness
Example Sentences
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"His sobriety, his graveness, his hallowedness, is so foreign to our modern sensibilities — but that's the point. That is the precise point."
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2022
Rob Pelinka, his salt-and-pepper stubble conferring an additional shade of graveness, wore it Monday as he talked about the first big decision of the Lakers’ offseason — the firing of coach Frank Vogel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2022
I couldn’t help but like the graveness of Bloom’s intro.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2019
"And that is what I am doing right now, explaining the graveness of the situation, and the degree of casualty we would have recorded if we had not acted fast."
From The Guardian ● Mar. 16, 2013
The commencement of the master's speech and the graveness of his tone sent a serious thrill through the hearts of the boys.
From Through the Fray A Tale of the Luddite Riots by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
