Lee hesitated for a moment, realizing the grave import of the words he spoke next.

Everyone fell silent at the grave import of this question.

With grave import he said, "Scouting for the cavalry, my dear."

I've a matter of grave import to settle in the Highlands.

Mill leaned forward, his voice tense with the grave import of his question.

This mission feels of grave import or such proven warriors would not be commissioned.

When the unexpected does happen, however, and when it is of sufficiently grave import, the unfit perish.

By Northman law any ship's officer had the right to request that such council be convened, but only to deal with matters of grave import.

Master, this incident could be of the gravest import.

My father has received tidings of the gravest import.