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 boy suffered serious injuries as a result of the fall, Moore says.
  — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 11 Aug. 2023
• 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
• That said, the pursuit of self-love should not be stressful or too serious.
  — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2023
• That's more than enough to do some serious damage to humans who cross their paths.
  — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 12 June 2023
• By 1912 the building was in serious need of repairs, leading some mothers of students to protest to the school board.
  — Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Feb. 2024
• The pair then shares a toast and kiss before discussing more serious matters.
  — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 27 Oct. 2023
• But serious obstacles stand in the way of any prospective deal.
  — Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2023
• Before the serious discussion — which did end in an agreement — the Carters and Kim took a cruise down a river.
  — Kevin Sullivan, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023
• Flowers: Pretty much just a very serious kind of solemn face.
  — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
• While the Houthis may not be able to pose a serious threat to Israel, their technology can wreak havoc in the Red Sea.
  — Christian Edwards, CNN, 4 Feb. 2024
• One such new category is golf, a sport that Khaled says he’s started to get serious about in the past few years.
  — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2023
• No serious policy expert on the left or right thinks these are good ideas.
  — Brynn Tannehill, The New Republic, 24 Aug. 2023
• Now the album is a serious contender to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart next week.
  — Colin Stutz, Billboard, 17 Feb. 2024
• The bright, beachy blonde look has a strong shadow root, a touch of waviness, and a deep part that's giving serious attitude.
  — Marci Robin, Allure, 23 June 2023
• The Voyage, a high-speed wooden roller coaster, is a must for serious thrill seekers.
  — Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 19 Nov. 2023
• Keep scrolling for serious Labor Day deals on all your camping needs.
  — Monica Bell, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2023
• Any higher, and Ward could have suffered serious damage to his brain.
  — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
• Non-small cell lung cancer, the most common form of the disease, is staged on a scale of 1 to 4, with stage 1 being the least serious and stage 4 being the most serious.
  — Sanja Jelic, Verywell Health, 22 Sep. 2023
• About 10% of the loss in pay results from the board’s decision that Looney should be dismissed for serious misconduct.
  — Laura Hurst, Fortune, 13 Dec. 2023
• But some amount to huge lies that can cause serious damage or may ignite a series of events that end in disaster.
  — Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2024
• For years, Riyadh struggled to convince its Western allies that the Yemeni militia posed a serious threat.
  — Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2024
• Two adults, a man and a woman, were found on the street with gunshot wounds and taken to a hospital in serious condition, Gross said.
  — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024