somber
Example Sentences
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“Nell, I wonder if you’d be willing to help me even more today,” Aunt Kitty said, studying my face with a somber expression.
From Literature
When Nelson, the Sprinkles founder, posted her somber message about the closure, she asked people to share memories of the company.
From Los Angeles Times
One year after two of the most destructive wildfires in California’s history erupted just hours apart, survivors commemorated the day in Altadena and Pacific Palisades with a mixture of anger and somber remembrance.
From Los Angeles Times
The short and somber clip starts with a look at some wreckage within the abandoned halls of Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters — the home base of the X-Men.
From Los Angeles Times
But the tone is often more satiric than somber, Park highlighting Man-su’s foibles and insecurities.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
