serious

Example Sentences

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Team GB's Winter Olympics curling medal hopes are now in serious jeopardy after Bruce Mouat's world champions were beaten 9-5 by Canada in Cortina.

From BBC

Asked what message he had for Europe, Wright said: "We just need to be serious and sober about energy. Energy makes people's lives better."

From Barron's

Jonah thought about how serious Katherine had looked the night before, commanding, “Don’t do this,” how desperately she seemed to want him and his parents to just act normal.

From Literature

The allegations were so serious a former ambassador to Japan, Sir Tim Hitchens, was flown to New York to look into it.

From BBC

“He was so serious . . . But that was all before.”

From Salon