seriousness

Example Sentences

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He added: "I want to reassure the local community that we are treating this attack with the utmost seriousness."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

In a nod to the seriousness of the situation, three federal lawmakers representing California have appealed to the Trump administration to issue a disaster declaration over the incident.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

It was shocking that allegations of such seriousness could be made about what was going on behind the scenes of such a big TV show.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

It’s an official architecture that often mistakes size for seriousness.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

And yet she spoke with such conviction, with such utter seriousness, and with never a smile on her face or a twinkle in her eye, that I found myself beginning to wonder.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl