seriousness

Example Sentences

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Hudgell Solicitors, which represents a number of patients, said the ruling highlighted the seriousness of concerns at the trust.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

There’s her gravitas and seriousness, but in real life, she’s so sweet and funny and vulnerable.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

While Latifi leaves readers to make their own conclusions about the ethics of family vlogging, she takes a hard stance on the seriousness of her subject: “It’s not silly, and it is work.”

From Salon • May 10, 2026

But funding a nongambler’s entrance into the gambling world as a kind of comedic protagonist not only puts the writer at risk but also flattens the seriousness of the story’s subject.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

Colonel Korn inquired with sarcastic seriousness, mocking Colonel Cathcart.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller