austere

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Contemporary in the austere beauty of the sound and quiet intensity of the players.

From The Wall Street Journal

In contrast to this lavish vision, at the show’s second venue, the convent of San Marco, visitors see the painter’s austere side.

From The Wall Street Journal

The writer of “The Snow Leopard” and “At Play in the Fields of the Lord” wrote of nature’s austere simplicity.

From The Wall Street Journal

Within two years, tragedy struck the tight-knit group of United players whose relationship was forged as trainees in austere conditions.

From Seattle Times

The Nobel judges in 2020 praised her for "her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal".

From BBC