sombre

Example Sentences

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It's a sombre gathering in the backstreets of one of China's biggest manufacturing hubs, where workers are smoking under a tree in front of storefronts advertising temporary factory jobs.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

He was known for his powerful voice, moving easily between romantic ballads and more sombre songs.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

In the Soviet Union, sombre music was often broadcast when leaders fell ill or died.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

Laschet added, in a sombre opening speech: "If Europe is not competitive economically it will not, in the long-term, have the financial basis, the technological basis, the industrial basis to guarantee its security."

From Barron's • Jan. 17, 2026

The great smokes had risen and grown thinner, and the last hours of a sombre day were passing; the red glare of Mordor had died away in sullen gloom.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien