serious
Example Sentences
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Birmingham's Curzon Street Station is currently taking shape in the heart of the city but the divisive high-speed railway project has been plagued by serious challenges.
From BBC
Those short-term hurdles to be negotiated are serious, Campbell concedes in a Substack posting.
From MarketWatch
"If you hit one, it can cause a real jolt to the car and serious damage... not just damage to vehicles, it's also a serious road safety danger, particularly on two wheels."
From BBC
The Cold War aside, most of the conflicts I've covered over the years have been small-scale affairs: nasty and dangerous, certainly, but not serious enough to threaten the peace of the entire world.
From BBC
He described the call with Putin as “very productive” and characterized the Russian leader as “very serious” about peace.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
