gravitas

Example Sentences

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Decisioning: It’s a pointless invention to give gravitas to the notion that action or choices should follow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 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

I’ll watch your back, she’d said, with all the gravitas of a Cadet.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir