Sentence examples for serious meaning from inspiring English sources

Nakedness, literal and metaphorical, has serious meaning for von Trier.

I see no room on these facts for any less serious meaning".

"Serious, meaning the rider had either a broken bone or required hospitalization.

But the serious meaning of rhetoric is language shaped to persuade, and the quoted passage with short declarative sentences certainly means to persuade.

He refuses to place cruel and witless slaughter on a pedestal of fascination or to locate in it any serious meaning.

Those violations were classified as serious, meaning that there was "a substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result," university officials said.

"Coach might make you laugh, but all of his stories have these serious meanings to them.

Rarely in a Wheeldon duet do serious meanings about male-female relationships ever accumulate or flower.

But then, about two-thirds of the way through, comes a turn — the dreaded "third act" of screenwriting manuals, when serious meanings have to be wheeled into place.

"Under what world would you recommend the decision about whether a serious crime, meaning a conviction that could mean more than a year or more, should not be based on evidence?" Ms. Gillibrand inquired of the nominee.

Serious boaters — meaning those who like to go fast — often prefer the larger Sebago and Long Lakes.