somber
Example Sentences
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As time passes and the Holocaust fades further from memory, this somber day grows increasingly important.
“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
There were no images from Tuesday’s congressional hearing marking the somber anniversary or clips of the compelling testimony.
From Salon
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
