1.   Even some officials within the Vatican have complained that top leaders here have been slow to grasp the gravity of the situation.

2.   He seemed not to grasp the gravity of his situation.

3.   Neither Kohl nor Schaeuble appears to have entirely grasped the gravity of the scandal.

4.   Our daughter had begun to grasp the gravity of the situation.

5.   With all these injuries, the idea of returning to the NCAA tournament seems farfetched, and the Gators all seem to have grasped the gravity of the situation.