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

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

"And that is what I am doing right now, explaining the graveness of the situation, and the degree of casualty we would have recorded if we had not acted fast."

From The Guardian • Mar. 16, 2013

"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