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

A sombreness might have descended on City's players when they saw that Manchester United had again done the business at Sunderland with a 1-0 win.

From The Guardian • Mar. 30, 2013

A deep red curtain here and there, or a well-worn Turkey carpet, with its kaleidoscope of subdued tints, relieved the general sombreness.

From That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 by Trollope, Frances Eleanor