solemnity

Example Sentences

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Ali Della Bitta’s clay-and-mixed-media pieces, shown by Artist Estate Studio, are dazzling assemblages that tread the line between delicacy and solidity, playfulness and solemnity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

And why was one child, Alex, played with solemnity by Cary Christopher, left behind?

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025

Unfortunately, the jokes are far outweighed by the solemnity.

From Slate • Jun. 12, 2025

Not different in how it was done or the solemnity of the moment as MPs fell quiet and listened respectfully.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2025

Unlike the other things they’d found, this contained dignity, solemnity, beauty even.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri