seriousness

Example Sentences

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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

The committee said it had taken the "unusual but necessary step" of declaring no confidence in the company's top brass because of the seriousness of the failures.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

This is a welcome show of seriousness, but success will also require strategy and leadership.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Here was someone, a professor no less, treating her abuelo’s crazy ramblings with total seriousness.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older