sombre
Example Sentences
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Easter celebrations are shaping up to be sombre for Christians in the Middle East.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
It's a sombre moment for Silicon Valley and the implications are global.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
It's a sombre end to our time together.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
In the Soviet Union, sombre music was often broadcast when leaders fell ill or died.
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
Beyond it were slopes covered with sombre trees like dark clouds, but all about them lay a tumbled heathland, grown with ling and broom and cornel, and other shrubs that they did not know.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
