nonserious

Example Sentences

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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

This is a police department that made 17,173 arrests in 2018, with 90 percent of them for nonserious and nonviolent charges, according to an analysis by the Vera Institute of Justice in New York.

From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 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

For a taste of that nonserious flavor, check out the faux ads they made below.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2018

Facial swelling in the morning is not unusual, and it’s usually nonserious.

From Slate • Jul. 10, 2018