somber
Example Sentences
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Surprisingly, none of the three claimed Austen’s best-known novel, “Pride and Prejudice,” while dark horse candidate “Mansfield Park” — Austen’s far less sparkly, even somber third novel — appeared to win the day.
From Los Angeles Times
His music was as somber as his appearance.
They’ve captured key figures in the worlds of music, film and television in somber moments, moments of levity and everything in between.
From Los Angeles Times
More somber is the 1964 scene in “Philadelphia,” of a row house door whose window displays a portrait of John F. Kennedy, assassinated just a year before.
Such somber notes offer a counterpoint to the slapstick in this story, giving its humor a higher purpose.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
