grievous
Example Sentences
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But the biggest sacrifice, one that is never fully restored unlike Pericles’ grievous losses, is the emotional weight of the play’s climax.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
In addition to winning him the hand of Desdemona, they have left an invisible scar behind, a grievous case of post-traumatic stress disorder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
And it delivers a blunt message, warning that this executive order would inflict a grievous, possibly lethal moral harm on the nation.
From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2026
According to the tribunal, this was "a serious and grievous consequence particularly because this has happened through the misconduct of a priest."
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026
Still, it placed upon men such as Powell and Donovan the necessity of synthesis of complete robots,—a grievous and complicated task.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
Vocabulary lists containing grievous
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 6
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A Wrinkle in Time
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Antigone
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