How to Use gravitas in a Sentence

gravitas

noun
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  • The new leader has a certain gravitas.
  • The new leader has an air of gravitas that commands respect.
  • Would have been nice to have given the whole series that kind of gravitas.
    — Trevor Fraser, OrlandoSentinel.com, 15 June 2018
  • Adam Driver brings a certain gravitas to the Star Wars saga.
    — David Kamp, HWD, 25 May 2017
  • Adam Driver brings a certain gravitas to the Star Wars saga.
    — David Kamp, HWD, 25 May 2017
  • Priyanka knows how to have fun, but there’s also a gravitas to her.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 June 2018
  • With the Mother Trees gone, a forest would lose its gravitas.
    — Suzanne Simard, Wired, 7 May 2021
  • Victories against the NFC East have all the gravitas of packing peanuts.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2020
  • The ego is all there in the informality of the title, which gives off the weird gravitas of an epiphany scribbled in the Notes app.
    — The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2021
  • Weaponize your fears and project gravitas in your manner of being.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021
  • And then Angela Bassett has the most gravitas and power and is just so amazing to watch.
    — Devan Coggan, EW.com, 14 July 2021
  • Mixing in pieces like an antique chest in the dining room or bench in the bedroom give the home a certain gravitas.
    — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 22 Mar. 2019
  • Tell me about filming that scene and bringing the proper gravitas to a moment like that.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The office, with its chocolate wood and leather pulls, has a polished gravitas.
    — Fred Nicolaus, ELLE Decor, 12 Feb. 2018
  • So the best piece of advice was to remember his gravitas.
    — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Unlike many of the stars today, who don’t have the gravitas that Cher commanded.
    — Vincent Boucher, Billboard, 23 May 2017
  • The man should wear a button-down shirt that conveys the same gravitas as the Lincoln Memorial.
    — Grace Henes, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2022
  • But in Taylor’s case, the phrase was crucial to lending his column and book gravitas.
    — Sarah Ellison, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2020
  • Lester Bangs, who was played with a lot of gravitas by Philip Seymour Hoffman in the movie, is much more overtly funny here.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2022
  • The rabbit array may seem to tilt to kitsch, but the vast stockpile harbors insight and imparts a quirky sort of gravitas.
    — R. Daniel Foster, latimes.com, 22 Mar. 2018
  • The palate has weight and gravitas, delivering red and blue fruit and hints of sweet baking spices with lovely tension in the mouth.
    — Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2021
  • This one seemed in search of a gravitas that remained undiscovered.
    — Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2019
  • The 330-room hotel had a stately presence to begin with, but the gravitas of the space increased with the addition of a new façade a few years later.
    — Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2021
  • Kenneth Branagh could also bring some Shakespearean gravitas to the role of the galaxy's ruler.
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 26 Oct. 2021
  • Such awards have the gravitas to define what—and who—makes architecture great.
    — Diana Budds, Curbed, 21 May 2018
  • Again, these things take only a few extra minutes and have a huge effect on your gravitas.
    — Jon Michail, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2021
  • The wine is incredibly fresh even with all its gravitas, and graceful in spite of the weight and mouth-filling texture from that new French oak.
    — Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2021
  • Meyer and Nick Saban are the only college coaches alive with the ego, skins and gravitas to survive at Texas.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 17 Oct. 2020
  • Emmanuel Lubezki lends prestige and gravitas to the comic farce, while the film excels above all as an acting treat.
    — Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The 66-year-old Showalter brought a sense of stability and gravitas to a franchise that had been saddled with on- and off-the-field issues over the past several seasons.
    — David Brandt, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Nov. 2022

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