sombre

Example Sentences

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King Charles III and Queen Camilla laid flowers at the September 11 Memorial in New York, in a sombre moment during their state visit to the United States.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 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

But emails released by the US Department for Justice provide more details of how, instead of a sombre goodbye, Andrew was the star guest at a lively gathering of celebrities at Epstein's multi-million Manhattan townhouse.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

"It will be a very sombre celebration… deeply sad and sorrowful but it will also acknowledge their heritage and their culture."

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

Overhead there hung a heavy roof, sombre and featureless, and light seemed rather to be failing than growing.'

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien