Sentence examples for Be grievous from inspiring English sources
adjective
Causing grief, pain or sorrow.
The health and social consequences can be grievous.
And he admitted that the consequences of failure would be "grievous and far-reaching".
In the anecdote, Talk of the Town, in the issue of Dec. 24th, I find an error I hold to be grievous.
When the psychology shifts and the fiscal crisis happens, the shock will be grievous: national humiliation, diminished power in the world, drastic cuts and spreading pain.
They can hardly be grievous: Ms. Farmer was evidently his favorite female dancer earlier this decade, and all three dancers performed valiantly this year.
Its loss would be grievous for those who still think that public moviegoing, in movie theatres — and, for that matter, viewing movies in projections of 35-mm.
Mild faux pas are "grievous howlers".
But the fallout has been grievous.
Mr. Khalid survived but his abdominal wounds were grievous.
Poverty and poor health are grievous problems for many communities.
