solemnity

Example Sentences

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"I now recognize that this could affect the integrity and solemnity of the proceedings," Judge Thornhill wrote in a letter dated 12 November to the Missouri Supreme Court.

From BBC

With his deadpan solemnity, stars-and-stripes stage sets and fusty bow ties, Mr. Russell looked more like a senator than a comic.

From New York Times

She paused now, tilted her head slightly and regarded her client with solemnity and warmth.

From New York Times

His interpretation is a far cry from the melancholy old magician who intones Shakespeare’s poetry with the grave solemnity of John Gielgud, who put his indelible stamp on the role.

From Los Angeles Times

From Wagner to “Game of Thrones” and back again, pop-cultural medievalism has a habit of leavening sublimity and solemnity with heavy doses of intended or inadvertent silliness.

From New York Times