Example Sentences

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Somberly, she chatted with the assistants assigned to her room as they prepped her for the procedure.

From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 2022

Somberly, they informed us that the entire country would be under a strict lockdown within 48 hours, so they couldn’t schedule lessons or flights.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2020

Somberly, he concludes: “It’s winter, winter in America / And ain’t nobody fighting because nobody knows / What to save.”

From Newsweek

Somberly the judge pronounced sentence: a fine of 60�.

From Time Magazine Archive

Somberly, I sit next to Ma and scratch my head with both hands.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung