grave

"a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence";

"a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease";

"grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference";

"he went to his grave without forgiving me"; "from cradle to grave";

"he put flowers on his mother's grave";

"She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband";

"engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cup with the winner's name"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree";