seriousness
Example Sentences
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"It does reflect the seriousness of the growth in antisemitism and its impact on our country and our democracy," she said.
From BBC
The U.S. attorney’s office argued that a sentence of 90 days in custody “reflects the seriousness of the offense given the defendant’s history,” according to the memorandum.
From Los Angeles Times
It includes Sontag’s “Notes on ‘Camp,’” among whose 58 numbered observations is: “In naïve, or pure, Camp, the essential element is seriousness, a seriousness that fails.”
The symptoms, which are indicative of a heart attack, persisted, but the seriousness of the situation did not properly register with him at the time.
From BBC
We need the intellectual seriousness to treat this as an empirical question, not something we can settle with dogma.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
