sombre

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Twelve months ago the mood around Ulster was much more sombre than it has been in recent months.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

He was known for his powerful voice, moving easily between romantic ballads and more sombre songs.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The country's main television channel has this week broadcast songs with sombre melodies and published a photo of Rakhmon on a black background with the quote, "the man of the Sun Dynasty."

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 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