Sentence examples for for solemn from inspiring English sources

Pope St. Fabian (236 250) had their corpses brought to Rome for solemn burial.

But paper did not altogether replace parchment, which long remained in use, especially for solemn documents.

The museum is preparing for solemn observations of the 65th anniversary of the liberation.

When he reached Prospero's monologue, he responded to Shakespeare's direction for "Solemn music" with a sequence of slashing dissonances.

Michelle Obama, Cara Delevingne, and the cast of The Expendables 3 posed for solemn pictures holding signs reading "#BringBackOurGirls".

Sibelius wrote no music for this tremendous speech, but its rhetoric infuses the cue for "solemn music" that follows, with dissonances sounding at earsplitting volume.

Everyone is welcome to join us, even if only for a few minutes, for the solemn reading of the names of the war dead on Saturday, May 26, beginning at 8 30 a.m. at the Jones Beach needle (tower).

It is a ridiculous object: Too garish for the solemn purpose of self-defense, it is similarly inappropriate for hunting, in which animals are not imagined to be in conflict with the United States.

None of this makes for a solemn or intimidating experience.

These hundred-plus musicians gather for a solemn salute to fallen officers.

The fetial priests were used for the solemn official declaration of war.