austere

Example Sentences

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Books, music and cushions are popular recommendations, standing in contrast to the more austere guidance from Israeli authorities, which includes having a radio, batteries, a phone charger and ID papers.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

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

Mr. Mamdani on Tuesday unveiled his inaugural $127 billion budget, which he amusingly called austere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

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

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

Repetitive, rhythmic, regular, austere, this was a conveyer belt of a chemical, the nylon of the biochemical world.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee