austere

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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

What struck settlers as barren and hostile became austere and beautiful to tourists.

From Los Angeles Times

Saudi Arabia is the cradle of the austere Sunni doctrine known as Wahhabism, which embraces a strict interpretation of Islamic law.

From Barron's