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

It’s evidence of an unorthodox communication disposition developing within the party, away from the solemnity that has defined its reputation throughout the failure of the past decade.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2025

"There was a calmness, a bit of solemnity," he continued, adding that everyone he spoke to when in it was "peaceful and just wanting to do this well".

From BBC • May 10, 2025

Despite its respectful restraint, “Eric LaRue” can be smothering in its solemnity, leaving Janice feeling one-note rather than a woman lost in her tangle of emotions.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2025

Olakunde narrates always with looks of the greatest solemnity, but raveled deep in his demeanor is his joy in telling these tales, and to an audience so delighted with his testimony.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson