seriousness
Example Sentences
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I do not believe hot coffee carries an innate moral seriousness unavailable to iced.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
The breadth of the speech convinced him Warsh is serious about getting inflation down, and that seriousness has to start somewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
“The severity of the penalties reflects the seriousness of the violations.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
“I know and understand the seriousness of the situation I find myself in today,” Woods said in a statement in March.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
I wanted to show that I understood the seriousness of the matter and appreciated that I was the one he’d chosen to confide in.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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