How to Use solemn in a Sentence

solemn

adjective

• A solemn crowd gathered around the grave.
• He spoke in a solemn and thoughtful manner.
• He recited the poem in a solemn voice.
• He wore a very solemn expression on his face.
• We made a solemn promise to love each other forever.
• On the first of Muharram a solemn quiet fell over the city.
  — The Economist, 28 Jan. 2020
• But that grim part of the story didn’t move the press to adopt a more solemn tone.
  — Rhaina Cohen, The New Republic, 29 June 2018
• The phrase evokes a solemn CEO scanning the sky from the deck of the corporate ship.
  — Sam Dean, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
• The thing to do, now, is to show solemn respect: for the Trumps, for our country, for the world.
  — Editorial Board Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 2 Oct. 2020
• The rites will be solemn, but the massacre was a gruesome mess.
  — The Economist, 28 June 2018
• But for now the river still flowed in the open, exposed to sky and the guardies' solemn view.
  — Paolo Bacigalupi, Wired News, 27 May 2015
• This a way to honor the deceased with a tone that is not solemn.
  — USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2020
• The solemn man kept his head bowed before and after the speech and clasped his hands.
  — Patricia Talorico, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2021
• That farewell voyage on the Freda was not a solemn trip.
  — Carl Nolte, SFChronicle.com, 3 Oct. 2020
• With solemn piano chords, Allen describes the ebbs and flows of his faith.
  — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2021
• They were used to great effect during the most solemn section of the show.
  — Stefan Stevenson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2024
• But the 4-year-old was not in attendance likely due to the solemn day ahead.
  — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2022
• An eclipse is a solemn, sacred occasion for the Navajos: the death of the sun.
  — Jack Herrera, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023
• His face bore not the solemn trace of history but the mark of the national rot to come.
  — Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
• Mai sat in a far corner of the first row of the gallery, one among long, solemn rows of supporters.
  — Darrell Smith, sacbee, 19 Jan. 2018
• Though a solemn occasion, the day was not without a note of hope.
  — Ellie Wolfe, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2023
• As the sun set Meanwhile … In Tuscaloosa … the mood was far more solemn in the wake of Texas’ primetime bid to end an era.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 10 Sep. 2023
• Part of the space will also be a place for solemn reflection.
  — Anisha Nandi, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2018
• In the silence of the solemn drive, Jackie Barden turned to her husband.
  — Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2022
• On Tuesday, the din will give way to a solemn drama with historic stakes.
  — Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2023
• No solemn limp back to the locker room like the one in Tampa a year earlier.
  — Michael Casagrande, AL.com, 4 Mar. 2018
• The space is austere and solemn, with beige walls and icy climate control.
  — David Maurice Smith, Smithsonian, 23 Aug. 2019
• The song had always been, in his mind, a solemn farewell to the golden hour before sunset.
  — Edwidge Danticat, The New Yorker, 7 May 2018
• After the stream of solemn pledges on fighting climate change, the talk turned to money.
  — Ellen Knickmeyer and Aamer Madhani, Chron, 22 Apr. 2021
• Indeed, the mood throughout the film is one of solemn playfulness.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2022

Last Updated: 9 May 2024