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
“It was very easy to do,” he later said of his self-deprecating portrayal, before admitting, “You know, the damn thing is, you got to be serious about making a picture.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025
If biodiversity targets were not in place before 2029, then the government "can't be serious" about meeting its overarching goal of an improving picture for nature by 2030, he argued.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 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
