austere

Example Sentences

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Books, music and cushions are popular recommendations, standing in contrast to the more austere guidance from Israeli authorities, which includes having a radio, batteries, a phone charger and ID papers.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

St David and his monks led a very simple and austere life, living off only leeks and water.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

But this austere, tamped-down novel is frustratingly committed to silence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

And though the songs are austere, their performance is far from it.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2025

Its austere emptiness made her nervous; she wished he had pictures or books or Russian dolls that she could look at.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie