How to use "serious" in a sentence

One was tall with dark serious eyes

The Captain looked very serious

At times he could be cold and serious

Values have shrunk to fantastic levels; taxes have risen; our ability to pay has fallen; government of all kinds is faced by serious curtailment of income; the means of exchange are frozen in the currents of trade; the withered leaves of industrial enterprise lie on every side; farmers find no markets for their produce; and the savings of many years in thousands of families are gone

Let both sides, for the first time, formulate serious and precise proposals for the inspection and control of arms - and bring the absolute power to destroy other nations under the absolute control of all nations.

The man, who was perhaps sixty, had white hair and a serious but friendly-looking face

Nothing of him was clearly visible except his face, which was calm and serious, but strangely sad.

'The wound to his body is not serious, but there are deep cuts on his head

"You can't be serious? A bank robbery?" And for a moment he looks surprised, but then he laughs

"We understand that hundreds of local businesses are in serious trouble because of you and this bank," I say

Today he just wants to get out of the hot courtroom, away from the serious lawyers in their black gowns and white wigs and go and enjoy the sun.

"Please be seated!" says the judge, a woman of about forty years of age with a serious face and tone

If things get serious, then maybe he can manage if there is just one.

Around the old but impressive school, there are green gardens and grounds that continue for miles, and at the windows of the building there are the thirty faces of serious young men, who watch them strangely.

Nothing more serious

"You're not serious?"

Many seemed to see it as a serious choice.

All the technicians wore white coats; they looked serious and professional

Her inability to clean out his room suddenly frightened her; for the first time it seemed like more than just a weakness of spirit but an indication of serious mental illness

"My God, are you serious?"

"Are you serious?"

"You are serious."

They probably won't think it's serious enough to waste their time

If your inability to accept Danny's death was a serious problem, you wouldn't push it down into your subconscious

"The guilt eventually developed into serious emotional problems

But Tina herself didn't think there was any serious danger, and Elliot tended to agree with her

"So how can an agency that doesn't exist go to court for a subpoena? Get serious, Mr

"You're serious, aren't you?"

"And if you come up with one," Tina said, "I'll give it very serious consideration."

Her guilt had grown gradually into a serious psychological problem

"Are you serious?"

It hurts like hell, but it isn't serious

And judging from his appearance, she was concerned that any serious emotional disturbance would literally destroy him.

The producer, the studio, and the network never could agree on a title, and no one liked my idea - Kickass Koontz Cinema - and probably even realized I was not serious in proposing it.

I have had a serious accident

'This is a serious matter, Mrs Lestrange

'However,' she added, 'I'm going to be very serious and well behaved from now on.'

The growing crowd, he said, was now becoming a serious problem, especially the boys

Many people, though, did not realize how serious the situation was

No doubt, said the report, the situation was strange and serious, but the public was asked to avoid and discourage panic

As my brother began to realize how serious the situation was, he returned quickly to his room, put all the money he had - about ten pounds - into his pockets and went out again into the streets.

A question of more serious interest is the possibility of another attack from the Martians

'You look serious today, why?'

'James, there is something much more serious.'

It's very serious.'

Dr Goodricke examined her and said, 'This is a serious case of heart disease