On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Gravely. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as soberly or badly and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Gravely meaning
In a grave or serious manner.
Using Gravely
- The main meaning on this page is: In a grave or serious manner.
- Useful related words include: soberly, staidly, badly, severely.
- In the example corpus, gravely often appears in combinations such as: gravely ill, gravely injured, was gravely.
Context around Gravely
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gravely
- In this selection, "gravely" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, becoming, spoke, either, injured, concerned and wounded stand out and add context to how "gravely" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after becoming gravely ill and and bow gravely. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gravely" sits close to words such as acquittal, alfa and ambani, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gravely
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He was gravely injured in the process. (7 words)
In August 2021, he was admitted to Hospital after becoming gravely ill. (12 words)
She was born on March 31, 1945, to William and Elizabeth Gravely in Christiansburg, VA. (15 words)
T. A. Soong, brother of China’s once-powerful and still-wealthy T. V. Soong, who runs the Bank of Canton (he is chauffeured to work by a major in the Chinese Army, and when he walks into his establishment each morning the emplovees rise and bow gravely). (48 words)
As temperatures reach record levels in many parts of the US this week, emergency rooms are bracing for a new normal: More patients are becoming gravely ill because their bodies can’t take the heat. (35 words)
It’s there that Camille meets her doom after Verna, who appears as a security guard, goes full ape, transforming into a chimpanzee and gravely attacking the Usher sibling. (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
A 19-year-old man found gravely wounded at the scene, was taken to a hospital by private car prior to police arriving, authorities said.
Airing for five seasons on ABC, the show focuses on astronaut Steve Austin who is gravely injured in a spaceship crash.
As the fighting loomed, Army Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke gravely: “This is a very difficult fight.
As the story continues and more secrets are revealed, a lot of the seemingly major characters were either gravely injured or had died altogether.
At the end of episode 6, Joel is gravely injured, prompting a heartbreaking reaction from Ellie.
He was gravely wounded in the battle; Sgt. Robert Bloody saved Carse’s life and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
It’s there that Camille meets her doom after Verna, who appears as a security guard, goes full ape, transforming into a chimpanzee and gravely attacking the Usher sibling.
Police were called to the family's home about 9:30 a.m. Sunday and discovered three people dead and a teenage boy gravely injured, police said.
She was born on March 31, 1945, to William and Elizabeth Gravely in Christiansburg, VA.
T. A. Soong, brother of China’s once-powerful and still-wealthy T. V. Soong, who runs the Bank of Canton (he is chauffeured to work by a major in the Chinese Army, and when he walks into his establishment each morning the emplovees rise and bow gravely).
The Heart-Shaped Herb isn’t involved and it’s after she has been gravely injured.
The South Wales Islamic Centre released a statement saying he “gravely misrepresented our congregants and the nature of the visit,” in his social media posts.
Trudeau spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, where he “unequivocally condemned” Hamas’ attacks and said he is “gravely concerned” about the atrocities that have unfolded.
UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland said he was "gravely concerned by the deteriorating security situation".
WHO is gravely concerned about the safety of health workers, hundreds of sick and injured patients, including babies on life support, and displaced people who remain inside the hospital.
Apart from kidnapping and its effects on the nation’s economy, illegal oil bunkering is also gravely affecting the economy.
As stated publicly on several occasions, Unesco is gravely concerned about this impact on education, culture and the protection of journalists – the pillars of its mandate," he said.
As temperatures reach record levels in many parts of the US this week, emergency rooms are bracing for a new normal: More patients are becoming gravely ill because their bodies can’t take the heat.
He was gravely injured in the process.
In August 2021, he was admitted to Hospital after becoming gravely ill.
Common combinations with gravely
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: