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solemnness

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His warm and approachable demeanor, mixed with his innate solemnness, made him attractive to filmmakers trying to explore darker themes and material in a subtle fashion.

From Seattle Times Feb. 28, 2024

There’s a kind of complexity and solemnness within it.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 27, 2022

The wacky jubilance of the small-town parade gives way to a solemnness, captured in a lone bagpiper playing “Amazing Grace.”

From Washington Post Jun. 6, 2019

We wanted to make sure that the solemnness, the seriousness of the occasion, came through.”

From New York Times Jun. 15, 2012

A solemnness hung in the air after she said this, until eventually Mr Taylor said to me: 'Harry here does a lot of organizing for our local member.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro