Sentences with serious
se·ri·ous
S s - Crime is an increasingly serious problem in Russian society.
- I regard this as a serious matter.
- Serious implies absorption in deep thought or involvement in something really important as distinguished from something frivolous or merely amusing [he takes a serious interest in the theater]; grave1 implies the dignified weightiness of heavy responsibilities or cares [a grave expression on his face]; solemn suggests an impressive or awe-inspiring seriousness [a solemn ceremony]; sedate1 implies a dignified, proper, sometimes even prim seriousness [a sedate clergyman]; earnest1 suggests a seriousness of purpose marked by sincerity and enthusiasm [an earnest desire to help]; sober implies a seriousness marked by temperance, self-control, emotional balance, etc. [a sober criticism]
- My parents never really faced up to my drug use in any serious way.
- ...serious classical music.
- You really are serious about this, aren't you? [+ about]
- He's quite a serious person.
- He started earning serious money only in the sixties.
- A serious person
- Is he serious or joking?
- A serious conversation
- A serious book
- A serious illness
- serious money
- A serious haircut
- A serious person
- A serious novel
- A serious problem
- A serious wound
- A serious occasion; a serious man.
- His interest was serious.
- serious reading; a serious task.
- A serious book; Marriage is a serious matter.
- The plan has one serious flaw.
- You have to learn to separate the serious from the frivolous.