Sentence examples for a solemn hearing from inspiring English sources

Behind the neoclassical columns of the Supreme Court this week, the nine supreme justices of a nation of laws not men, you understand convened for a solemn hearing of the arguments for and against striking down the most far-reaching social legislation Congress has enacted for decades.

In 1980, when he accepted the Maxwell Prize, the highest honor in plasma physics, listeners expecting a solemn speech instead heard lengthy recordings from Jack Benny's old radio show while Dr. Stix chuckled at the podium.

A friend who was driving through the Poconos last weekend aimlessly turned on his car radio; tuned in WVPO, in Stroudsburg; heard a solemn voice….

"What they're saying is, they heard a solemn promise to give the right-wing extremist wing of the Republican Party control of our Supreme Court and the interpretation of our Constitution".

A friend who was driving through the Poconos last weekend aimlessly turned on his car radio; tuned in WVPO, in Stroudsburg; heard a solemn voice say, "We now bring you the Obituary of the Day, sponsored by the funeral directors of the area;" instantly snapped off his set; and departed from the area.

By H. Alterman and Philip Hamburger The New Yorker, September 9, 1974 P. 33 A friend who was driving through the Poconos last weekend aimlessly turned on his car radio; tuned in WVPO, in Stroudsburg; heard a solemn voice say, "We now bring you the Obituary of the Day, sponsored by the funeral directors of the area;" instantly snapped off his set; and departed from the area.

A Clinton spokesman, Mo Elleithee, said of the Michigan proposal: "Nearly 600,000 Americans participated in the Michigan primary in January, and we have a solemn obligation to ensure that their voices are heard.

I didn't hear any marimba music, or even a solemn oboe.

One tradition calls for the congregation to hear 100 blasts of the hard-to-play instrument during the holiday, which is both a solemn and joyous time to reflect, repent and celebrate creation.

It was a solemn ceremony.

It was just a solemn little meeting.