deadly seriousness

Frequency: 7.05.5 per million words

to describe an extreme and often intimidating seriousness

seriousnessADJECTIVE + NOUN

Categories:

deadly

Examples (10)

  • He approached the task with deadly seriousness, knowing the stakes were high.
  • Her face wore an expression of deadly seriousness as she delivered the news.
  • The surgeon's deadly seriousness reassured the family before the complex operation.
  • Despite the casual setting, he spoke about the matter with deadly seriousness.
  • There was a deadly seriousness in his eyes that silenced the room.
  • The report highlighted the deadly seriousness of climate change.
  • She had never seen him act with such deadly seriousness before.
  • The coach instilled a sense of deadly seriousness into his team before the championship game.
  • He understood the deadly seriousness of the situation and acted accordingly.
  • The children, usually playful, listened with deadly seriousness to the emergency instructions.