Sentence examples for were grievous from inspiring English sources
adjective
Causing grief, pain or sorrow.
Mr. Khalid survived but his abdominal wounds were grievous.
Its sins, say some church leaders, were errors of omission, not commission, but they were grievous nonetheless.
Officials documented several violations, but none were grievous or life-threatening, according to state records, and no fines were assessed, state health officials said.
But the fallout has been grievous.
Indeed, the suffering in Gaza, from war and the economic blockade, has been grievous.
The consequences of Russia's own two wars with Chechnya, north of the Caucasus Mountains, have also been grievous.
The charges against Mr. Wigton were dropped, but the damage to him both personally and professionally was grievous.
Page A30 STATE OF THE BIRDS The news from a nationwide survey of bird populations in America is grievous.
In the anecdote, Talk of the Town, in the issue of Dec. 24th, I find an error I hold to be grievous.
The consequences have often been grievous.
