sombre
Example Sentences
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He was known for his powerful voice, moving easily between romantic ballads and more sombre songs.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
In the Soviet Union, sombre music was often broadcast when leaders fell ill or died.
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
But the usual party atmosphere surrounding the races has given way to a more muted event and sombre tributes, exactly a month after the January 1 inferno at the bar Le Constellation.
From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026
Laschet added, in a sombre opening speech: "If Europe is not competitive economically it will not, in the long-term, have the financial basis, the technological basis, the industrial basis to guarantee its security."
From Barron's • Jan. 17, 2026
Now he was one small soldier in a city preparing for a great assault, clad in the proud but sombre manner of the Tower of Guard.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
