solemnity
Example Sentences
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"I now recognize that this could affect the integrity and solemnity of the proceedings," Judge Thornhill wrote in a letter dated 12 November to the Missouri Supreme Court.
From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025
All this helps relieve the museum’s windowless solemnity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025
Unfortunately, the jokes are far outweighed by the solemnity.
From Slate • Jun. 12, 2025
Some were passed along by longtime Angelenos with the solemnity of handing down a family heirloom.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2024
Claire stood silent, awed by the music, puzzled by the concept of love, and moved by both the solemnity and the celebration of the occasion.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
Vocabulary lists containing solemnity
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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Purple Hibiscus
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"Rules of the Game" (from The Joy Luck Club) by Amy Tan
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