nonserious
Example Sentences
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The number fell off sharply after the California policy known as realignment in 2011, which shifted many people who were convicted of nonserious, nonviolent and nonsexual offenses from California state prisons to county jails.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2025
In a July 2018 blog post, he wrote that he had “gotten a growing barrage of offers, many of which were obviously nonserious, but a few of which were, frankly, attention-getting, for the crypto.com domain.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2021
In total, 9,000 adverse events were reported, with 979 serious and the rest classified as nonserious, according to the most recent C.D.C. report available.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2021
I realize kids cry for mainly nonserious reasons, so I’m being illogical, but it can be upsetting to hear a child wailing in distress.
From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2020
“These treatments are not being used for nonserious matters,” Thompson said.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 29, 2018
