Sentence examples for was this serious from inspiring English sources

"He chose, I think, six pieces of Wagner, so he was being true to himself, but he said afterwards that his wife Pamela had said to him if he was going to go on this programme he ought to lighten up a bit, but in the end he, probably wisely, chose not to do that, because his public persona was this serious person who liked Wagner".

They live off the land near the Limpopo River basin, which floods regularly – though it has been a while since the flooding was this serious.

Not only is this serious exercise, it's serious escapism.

So, is this serious?

And finally, is this serious?

I was serious this time.

This was deadly serious.

This was deadly serious business.

"This was a serious conversation.

This was a serious miscalculation.

This was getting serious.