Sentence examples for a bit solemn from inspiring English sources

The Priory 233 West Market Street, Newark (973) 242-8012 GOOD ATMOSPHERE -- Low-key and a bit solemn, as befits a former church; brightened by live jazz on Fridays and Sundays.

Then it is time to be a bit solemn and talk about the Current Economic Climate, but we must remember that theatre is an essential part of having a good quality of life.

The host: Jonathan Ross locks horns with Mickey Rourke The Bafta crowd were a bit solemn about Ross's gags: a function, I ­suspect, of the ceremony itself ­becoming more and more conscious of its own Hollywoodised self-­importance.

I see a young Octavia Butler when she speaks to me, a bit solemn, gifted and scary smart.

Usually, when a public figure short of Osama bin Laden dies, reaction tends to be measured and at least a bit solemn, even among comedians.

But in the end, he pulled the song, figuring it was a bit too solemn for the show's finale.

The new film is a touching tribute, if perhaps a bit more solemn and funereal than necessary, with some unfortunately sentimental choices in music.

It seems to me, the Pulitzer has come to stand for something different, and perhaps Americans are a bit more solemn about what these judgments mean".

That said, whether you're gearing up for a November gathering that's mirthful or solemn (or a bit of both), you wouldn't be crazy to start planning ahead.

Its curators seem anxious to fill the void with terms like "process" and "materiality" (which are less dated, if a bit clunky), and to invoke solemn topics like politics, gender, the body and memory.

Mr. Weiner, appearing solemn and a bit worn as he faced more than 100 journalists at a hastily arranged news conference, acknowledged that his habit of sending sexual images and text messages to female fans had continued for more than a year after he left Congress vowing to seek treatment and change his behavior.