Sentence examples for being solemn from inspiring English sources

But not well-behaved kids being solemn.

In a stressful time it's hard to be patriotic without being solemn.

"He went from being solemn and not sure about his life to someone who shares his story.

When she meets him, Lucy "felt running through her that deep shiver of gladness which you only get if you are being solemn and still".

She has even written a PhD on the role of voluntary workers in the country - but although she is serious about development she is far from being solemn.

"Perhaps the mistake I made at the start of my mandate is not understanding the symbolic dimension of the president's role and not being solemn enough in my acts," he told RTL radio.

"If the original is solemn, then solemnity must be what is solemnly lampooned".

These planetary challenges, and others like them, are solemn threats to human well-being.

Most were solemn.

Stearns, however, was solemn.

The atmosphere was solemn.