How to Use serious in a Sentence

serious

adjective

• The team is a serious contender for the championship.
• If you want to quit smoking, you have to make a serious effort.
• Dog shows are a serious business.
• For my brother, not going to college was a serious mistake.
• Crime is a serious problem in this neighborhood.
• The story raises serious questions about our system of justice.
• They had a serious conversation about their relationship.
• She is a serious cyclist who rides 200 miles each week.
• The mood is serious, but nobody is afraid of the long odds.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2022
• While the themes may be corny, the fundraising is serious.
  — Beth Thames, al, 18 Jan. 2023
• At the end of the call, Finebaum asked Skip Golding if his threat was serious.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 13 Sep. 2022
• In its 53 years in the making, the Nissan Z is back and is serious this time.
  — Marc Grasso, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2022
• This time, the back soreness doesn’t seem to be serious.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 9 Sep. 2024
• But she has been struck by two serious seizures since Mya’s been gone.
  — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2023
• The boy suffered serious injuries as a result of the fall, Moore says.
  — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 11 Aug. 2023
• In the new study, the researchers did not venture a guess as to just how serious a health risk the benzene leaks pose.
  — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 20 Oct. 2022
• The woman took off, leaving the man in the bar with serious head injuries.
  — Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
• Late hours are amenable to talk, whether serious or silly, and talk is the series’ stock in trade.
  — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
• Owens is a beloved wrestler and neck injuries can be very serious.
  — John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
• That said, the pursuit of self-love should not be stressful or too serious.
  — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2023
• Here’s a look at why each horse can and can’t win the Preakness — many serious, a few tongue in cheek and one destined to be right.
  — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 17 May 2023
• That is, nothing too serious or about what’s been on my mind.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 1 June 2023
• None of the injuries appeared to be serious, Egan said.
  — Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 1 Dec. 2022
• And with a game against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, that streak has a serious chance to continue.
  — Max Bultman, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
• The mood of the year might have been serious, but people wanted joyful clothes.
  — Mark Holgate, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2022
• That slip can result in a chainsaw gash, which is serious any time of year.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 18 Jan. 2023
• That's more than enough to do some serious damage to humans who cross their paths.
  — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 12 June 2023
• While the subject of the play is serious, Doukas said the play is also quite humorous.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2022
• Despite changes in their front office, the Hawks have not held serious Trae Young trade discussions, sources said.
  — Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
• And less than 10% were convicted of serious crimes like murder, assault, robbery or rape.
  — Casey Tolan, CNN Money, 16 June 2025