Example Sentences

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“The less we have to talk about that, the less we have to think about it,” said Bruno Hecquet sombrely, as he unloaded boxes of fresh whelks on the quayside.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2024

In November last year, Barbados ditched the queen as head of state, with Charles standing sombrely in attendance as the royal standard was lowered in Bridgetown.

From Reuters • Jun. 24, 2022

I’d been set back by seeing him, his still face so sombrely in repose, with a slightly grayish tinge.

From The Guardian • Nov. 2, 2017

Only after sombrely slaughtering her beloved oinkers and turning them into sausages does she truly understand that each pig is “an intelligent, sentient, unique animal, but an animal, nonetheless”.

From Economist • Jul. 27, 2017

As Gaskill nodded sombrely at Cathy, preparing to leave, I slumped back into the sofa.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins