sombre

Example Sentences

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It's a sombre gathering in the backstreets of one of China's biggest manufacturing hubs, where workers are smoking under a tree in front of storefronts advertising temporary factory jobs.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

It's a sombre moment for Silicon Valley and the implications are global.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

"When I came last time and went back to the hotel for breakfast it was so sombre and quiet," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 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

Sending the sketch to Theo, he describes “a blond, soft effect, and in the woods a more sombre, serious mood. I’m glad that both of these exist in life.”

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman