grave affair

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

"This is a grave affair, in which the intention to establish an espionage network in Israel for Iran was exposed," a Shin Bet statement said, without listing the charges against the group.

From Reuters • Jan. 12, 2022

Upon his return to Egypt, Bonaparte confided the investigation of this grave affair to Fourier.

From Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men by Grant, Robert

The assembly was any thing but a cheerful one, and it was easy to perceive that some grave affair occupied the thoughts of all present.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. by Various

So far as the most gentle, quick-sighted, and careful attention could be of avail, the breakfast was pleasant;—otherwise it was but a grave affair.

From Say and Seal, Volume I by Warner, Susan

"This is a grave affair, and we cannot jump at conclusions."

From The Boy Scouts of the Eagle Patrol by Goldfrap, John Henry