grave

Example Sentences

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Judges, whose decisions carry grave power to reshape people’s lives, have served more frequently as referees of the technology than early adopters.

From The Wall Street Journal

He ran home to his father, who checked his wife’s grave—and found it empty.

From The Wall Street Journal

The idea that loved ones are laid to rest in their grave in perpetuity may be romantic, but in many cases may need to be overturned.

From BBC

"Today... the High Court has delivered a judgment of what we have long believed: that Pastor Raymond Koh was a victim of a grave injustice," the 69-year-old said in a shaky voice that evening.

From BBC

He added that was "a grave, grave threat to the Jewish community in Greater Manchester and the UK".

From BBC