sombre
adjective
dismal; melancholy
sombrely
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a word derived from
sombre.
Example Sentences
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Clad in a black leather coat, Kim Jong Un stood sombrely beneath a large red banner emblazoned with an image of his father, but was not shown speaking.
From Reuters ● Dec. 17, 2021
One firefighter is to lose his life; Jennings sombrely juxtaposes his funeral with a shot of the ammunition ship steaming down the Thames.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 11, 2020
It is tempting to picture the teenage Lennon and McCartney sombrely contemplating the headstone, imagining the life of Eleanor and later dreaming up the lyrics.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 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
