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

She expressed approval of the conditions - warm even in the sub-zero temperatures that Denmark was experiencing, but basic bordering on austere.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 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

Her dedicated, austere life could not be thus explained—she was the daughter of a solidly comfortable, erudite banking family.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson