sombrous
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of sombrous
Example Sentences
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The skies over Manila Bay are typically sombrous, hazed with diesel pollution.
From Time Magazine Archive
The state of U.S. amateur tennis has gone from the sombrous to the ludicrous.
From Time Magazine Archive
He’s buried sure enough in the grove, a dark and sombrous spot as befitted his disposition, but restful withal.
From The Strollers by Harrison Fisher
I am often melancholy and unhappy; and this sombrous disposition proceeds from my numerous disappointments in life.
From Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions by Isaac Disraeli
Before me rose an avenue Of tall and sombrous pines; Abroad their fan-like branches grew, And, where the sunshine darted through, Spread a vapor soft and blue, In long and sloping lines.
From The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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