Somber in a sentence

Amid war, city officials canceled all Christmas festivities apart from somber religious services.

As she spoke, some of the survivors in the somber courtroom dabbed tears.

As vice president in the Obama administration, he was inside the somber meetings that made fateful decisions about government bailouts after a new president inherited the worst financial crisis in more than 70 years.

But the atmosphere became somber when the Rev. Brian Ganong referenced the tragedy.

However, those who appreciate Snyder's at-times somber take on DC's iconic superhero find it affecting on a deep emotional level.

Imagining him without anyone to which he can pass the imaginary blunt is so somber.

In better times, the impeachment inquiry into Biden’s behavior would be treated by both sides as a legitimate one and would elicit somber concern from Democrats and Republicans.

In the core-Marvel Universe, Mar-Vell's death was a somber and quiet one.

It was a somber scene in the locker room after they lost to the in the AFC championship game on Sunday, and no one was more heartbroken than Joseph Ossai.

McKinley described the young boy as “very quiet and shy” and “looking very somber” following the shooting.

Nothing is known for sure as to what these birthday features are, but they're sure to make the otherwise mysterious and somber game feel like a proper party once the update goes live.

One said that just weeks after Neumann fired some 7% of his staff in 2016, he addressed the cost-cutting efforts during a somber all-hands meeting, saying it was tough but necessary and the company would be better because of it.

Perhaps the most somber liturgy of the year, the Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion is not a Mass. No new hosts are consecrated during this liturgy, symbolizing the absence of the Lord in the tabernacle following his death.

Pete Davidson delivered a somber message about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, drawing from his own experience with terrorism.

She is funny, somber, silly, conniving, shockingly selfish and shiningly pure, sometimes all in the space of an afternoon.

Sivan has been putting out music since 2015, with his older music being known for its more somber tone, which speaks to a queer coming-of-age experience.

Still, compared to his previous dramatic work, exploring more somber and introspective territory).

The performances here are fine, if overly somber; Byers is doing what she can to make Sister Ann interesting despite a very cookie-cutter set of motivations, while Colin Salmon and Christian Navarro have even less to work with.

This entire scenario is accompanied by great period-drama style aesthetics and somber music.

This harrowing incident serves as a somber reminder of the complexities of interpersonal relationships and the potential consequences of unchecked emotions.