solemn word
Example Sentences
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People often talked about it as patrimoine, or “heritage,” a solemn word, conveying history but none of the wild immediacy of those Tuesday nights.
From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2022
“I can tell you — giving my solemn word — that the Marine Corps will try to help anyone who comes forward.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 31, 2019
Every time they turned on their TVs, there was the BP boss, Tony Hayward, offering his solemn word that he would "make it right".
From The Guardian • Jun. 18, 2010
Knowland moved carefully among some 300 people, here pausing for a solemn word, there posing with a tight grin for a photograph, all the while working toward the speaker's platform.
From Time Magazine Archive
“My solemn word of honor, Elinor,” he said.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
