Sentence examples for serious contexts in from inspiring English sources

Originally, Mintz said, Bump was conceived as a "replacement for business cards" and had more "serious" contexts in mind, but when they began to see that Bump was being used to share more than just CV data, they began adapting.

This type of jargon or buzzword is distracting and best avoided in serious contexts.

But sound conveys sense in more serious contexts, too, whether the splash of water, the sniffle of a crybaby or the snicker of a bully.

But perhaps for eSports to really expand, to truly meet its potential, we also need to think about how we could use the term in less serious contexts.

If someone seems intimidating to you, it can helpful to think about him in a less serious context (e.g., in his underwear, shopping for socks, watching TV with a bowl of chips on his stomach, etc).. Relax!

In any serious context, Neil MacGregor makes an immediate dead-center impression.

The colloquial expression seems out of place in this serious context.

In a serious context, the colloquial (and hackneyed) phrase was jarring.

In a serious context — they look as if they expect to be spanked — this image would make some sort of dramatic impression, but here you hardly notice: it's par for the course.

Still, with the week's best blend of quality, newness and adaptability, and virtually no boring galleries, the Independent has become a dependable venue for more adventurous presentations realized in a serious context.

We have all seen how repetition of a particular statement or idea tends to lend it legitimacy – the so-called "truth effect". This effect is likely strengthened when the assertion is made in a serious context by intelligent people with authority.