gravitas

Example Sentences

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The deal shows how the media sector, while fraught with changes in technology and customer habits, continues to attract trophy hunters who want the clout and gravitas of informing the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

You seemed to suggest that gravitas at some level is important.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026

But the mascots and these artistic figures bring a lighter, more playful energy to Games branding, but they served a different purpose: accessibility and universal appeal rather than historical gravitas.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2026

"We were told that, as they get older, men in the media are portrayed gaining gravitas and wisdom associated with authority," it stated.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

Barack had a life in Washington now, operating with some of the gravitas that came with being a senator, but I was still me, living my same normal life.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama