Sentence examples for between solemn from inspiring English sources

The crowd outside the basilica alternated between solemn hymns and defiant clapping every time the massacre at Katyn was invoked.

Stravinsky described the piece as "an austere ritual" but also dedicated it to Debussy, and this performance clinches that balance between solemn observance and splendid colours.

The second problem is that he can be so thoroughgoing in his rejection of ironic whimsy that he crosses the fine line between solemn and pompous ("Is fervor belief's / only measure? Is there / no saving / what betrays itself?").

This book jumps around between solemn reflection, interviews with the band, personal interpretation and the annals of punk, but none of it is so heavy handed that you feel your concentration drifting.

IGN's Scott Thompson said the game teetered between solemn and audacious in its dialogue and gameplay, and noted its deviance from RPG tropes in aspects such as choice of attacks in battle.

Throughout our interview Hegley's mood slips between thoughtful, solemn and pained.

This may be a problem of balancing the emotional pitch between the solemn adult and the fresh child-narrator.

Indeed, all that stands between a solemn anniversary and Osama bin Laden's evil designs are Brooke Chandler, a patriotic C.I.A. agent, and his mentor, Carter Grey, now retired.

In between taking solemn notes at yet another senseless death in the projects, Wren puts on a tie and heads to a work function.

ALBANY — Between the solemn invocations and bagpipe tributes on Wednesday afternoon, it was hard to overlook the fact that this year's annual tribute to fallen New York police officers took place under unusually fraught circumstances.

Its primary composition is the contrast between the solemn jester (the titular Stańczyk) and the lively ball going on in the background.