austere

Example Sentences

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She expressed approval of the conditions - warm even in the sub-zero temperatures that Denmark was experiencing, but basic bordering on austere.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

St David and his monks led a very simple and austere life, living off only leeks and water.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

According to the location scouts, the success of such austere settings lies in their aesthetic, practical and economic value.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

But this austere, tamped-down novel is frustratingly committed to silence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

I like Dusting best, for its undeniable logic and a certain kind of austere beauty.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich