seriousness

Example Sentences

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While Latifi leaves readers to make their own conclusions about the ethics of family vlogging, she takes a hard stance on the seriousness of her subject: “It’s not silly, and it is work.”

From Salon • May 10, 2026

But funding a nongambler’s entrance into the gambling world as a kind of comedic protagonist not only puts the writer at risk but also flattens the seriousness of the story’s subject.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

This is a welcome show of seriousness, but success will also require strategy and leadership.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

In hospital but unaware of the seriousness of what had occurred, she apologised for not being able to finish the race.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

And the way she goes from teasing and joking to sudden seriousness.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti