Learn How to Pronounce GRIEVOUS – GRIEVOUS in a Sentence

Learn how to pronounce GRIEVOUS by examining the syllables. See GRIEVOUS in a sentence to gain an understanding of how to use this word.

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The word GRIEVOUS is an adjective made up of 2 syllables.

Stress the 1st syllable:
GREE◦vus

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Note: GREE◦vus NOT GREE◦ve◦us

Let’s look at an illustrated sentence example . . .

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In the picture we see a picture of American singer Karen Carpenter.

The sentence reads: The death of Karen Carpenter in 1983 at the age of 32, was a grievous loss to her family, and the rest of the world who loved listening to her amazing three-octave, contralto voice.

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Now you know how to say GRIEVOUS, look for opportunities to use it in everyday conversation.

Examples of GRIEVOUS from news items:

I was raised with the ethos of cross-racial solidarity, of always examining my complicity in oppressive systems and dedicating my efforts to the greatest needs and the most grievous harms.
Source: Seattle Times
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/the-spotlight-is-on-asian-americans-now-what-will-we-do-with-it-to-build-a-more-just-society/

Hospitals are filled with casualties from the fighting that rages in the countryside, many of them terrified civilians arriving with grievous wounds.
Source: New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/19/world/africa/ethiopia-tigray-atrocities.html

Celebrity public apologies are mechanisms of necessity and convenience that achieve little to nothing beyond ensuring the show goes on if the error isn’t perceived as particularly grievous.
Source: Salon
https://www.salon.com/2020/09/26/ellen-degeneres-show-return-apology/

Police initially arrested the wrong man, suspecting the 18-year-old of grievous bodily harm.
Source: The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jan/25/friends-flatmates-reynhard-sinaga

As you are interested in how to pronounce GRIEVOUS and seeing GRIEVOUS in a sentence, be sure to check another entry in The Pronunciation Guide:
Learn How to Pronounce CLANDESTINE – CLANDESTINE in a Sentence

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