grievous

Example Sentences

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For Iran, Russia and China, “losing a partner in the Western Hemisphere is a blow, but not a grievous one,” said Gregory Brew, a senior analyst at the Eurasia Group, an advisory firm.

From The Wall Street Journal

Aside from medical ailments, you may sense that long-ago unresolved issues — ruptured relationships, grievous losses, life-altering decisions — undermine your well-being in subtle but significant ways.

From MarketWatch

In a statement released to the Baltimore Banner news site, “Wire” creator David Simon called Ransone’s death “grievous and awful.”

From Los Angeles Times

We have suffered a grievous blow, but we will recover.

From The Wall Street Journal

That gives the impression that the powers-that-be properly acknowledged and put right a grievous wrong.

From The Wall Street Journal