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

Easter celebrations are shaping up to be sombre for Christians in the Middle East.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 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

The great smokes had risen and grown thinner, and the last hours of a sombre day were passing; the red glare of Mordor had died away in sullen gloom.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien