somber
Example Sentences
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In some instances he reutilizes his usual lively palette, and at others shifts into more somber tones.
He glanced out the bright windows, then boomed, “Even the sunshine is somber today, brothers and sisters, when we see Miss Myrt Arbuckle on her final journey, as she swaps semesters for eternity.”
From Literature
The piano player was making an awful racket, pounding out low, somber notes that didn’t fit the mood of the film at all.
From Literature
He looks so still, so somber and sincere.
From Literature
“The solemn ritual returns the remains of troops killed in action. It is considered one of the most somber duties of a commander-in-chief.”
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
