austere

Example Sentences

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“Mise en place,” French for everything in its place, sounds austere, but the practice itself is anything but.

From Salon

The grim economic outlook means that for many Palestinian Christians, even though there are now public events as well as religious services, it will be an austere Christmas.

From BBC

Contemporary in the austere beauty of the sound and quiet intensity of the players.

From The Wall Street Journal

In contrast to this lavish vision, at the show’s second venue, the convent of San Marco, visitors see the painter’s austere side.

From The Wall Street Journal

The writer of “The Snow Leopard” and “At Play in the Fields of the Lord” wrote of nature’s austere simplicity.

From The Wall Street Journal