sombreness
- a word derived from sombre.
Example Sentences
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There was a strong feeling of community, but also a shared sombreness.
From BBC • Jul. 5, 2025
He feels the group "have moments of real sombreness" mixed with the heavy metal.
From BBC • Nov. 13, 2024
I liked the sombreness of this quest, and its disturbing, half-primitive simplicity; Joshua really has nothing else to live for, or to do.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 25, 2015
I like its mix of sombreness and celebration too, and second coming or not, the Passion is a hell of a drama.
From The Guardian • Apr. 1, 2013
Before the curtains of history lifted, one feels the world was like this—this Celtic bareness and sombreness and air.
From Sea and Sardinia by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)
