serious

Example Sentences

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This sounds like both a fantasy and a serious meditation on belonging to me, and I’m ready to go.

From Los Angeles Times

The incident, which Kang heard about from shelter volunteers, “didn’t sound serious,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

Iran is emerging from one of the most serious waves of domestic unrest since the establishment of the Islamic Republic in 1979.

From BBC

If he acted in a manner that put his interests ahead of the other beneficiaries and broke the rules of the trust, he would expose himself to potential serious legal jeopardy.

From MarketWatch

In addition, he has said the Fed hasn’t had a serious theory for addressing inflation.

From MarketWatch