saturnine

Example Sentences

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Slatkin noted that the recording, released in 1955, didn’t sell well, probably thanks to the album cover’s saturnine painting of a composer that few would recognize.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2025

Cool-kid chefs turning local bounty into Michelin-worthy dishes, an artisan whisky boom and a clutch of stylish hotels have helped Scotland shrug off its saturnine image and rebrand as a misty, moody mecca.

From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2023

Whatever might come, this would not be a tenure of earth tones and lethargy and saturnine expressions.

From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2022

The saturnine lead actors – lip-biting human Kristen Stewart and neck-biting vampire Robert Pattinson – were almost unknown.

From The Guardian • Nov. 2, 2018

He had a dark complexion and a small, wise, saturnine face with mournful pouches under both eyes.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller