graveness
Example Sentences
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"His sobriety, his graveness, his hallowedness, is so foreign to our modern sensibilities — but that's the point. That is the precise point."
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2022
“The graveness of the visage,” The Sydney Gazette wrote in 1803, “would seem to indicate a more than ordinary portion of animal sagacity.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 13, 2020
I couldn’t help but like the graveness of Bloom’s intro.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2019
In a spot-on raspy Irish accent, MacFarlane leaned into the camera and spoke with mock graveness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2015
"Only everybody will differ as to the occasions," put in the clergyman, the humor in the corners of his eyes counterbalanced by the graveness of the lines about his mouth.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 1, May 1908 by Various
