solemnly
Example Sentences
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Solemnly, some placed their hands on his shoulder or forearm.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Solemnly reflect at the Pacific Northwest’s only museum that shares the all-too-recent history of the Holocaust.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2023
Solemnly, they queued up - families with young children, office workers, housewives and retirees.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2022
Solemnly, Gove announced that Britain’s Jews “should never have to live in fear again”.
From The Guardian • Dec. 13, 2019
Solemnly the children would bring the envelope to Mrs. Clarke, who would pat each of them on the cheek and murmur, “Ah, Miss Lumley! I hope she’s getting on all right, poor thing!”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing solemnly
The Diary of Anne Frank
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"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
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Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I A Woman?" (1863)
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