be serious about
Example Sentences
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“The U.S. needs Colombia if we are going to be serious about fighting crime and insecurity in the hemisphere,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
He argues that companies with supply chains in China need to be serious about diversifying, or tapping government support to bringing production onshore, if they can.
From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025
One can be serious about the frivolous, frivolous about the serious.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2025
"For me it illustrates that if we are going to be serious about cryptocurrencies in the future… there needs to be some kind of regulation."
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2025
“You can’t be serious about this! Do you know what you’re even saying? Do you know how far DC is from here?”
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
