Sentence examples for has been solemn from inspiring English sources

There has been solemn talk, since the coup in Egypt, about how elections alone do not make a democracy; since pluralism wasn't in the Muslim Brotherhood's character, overturning an election they'd won was somehow not so bad.

In such movies as "Matewan" (a miners' strike) and "Lone Star" (Texas as legend), Sayles has been solemn, but no one in his right mind could be solemn about Florida.

The atmosphere has been very solemn but there has been anger at the lack of national media coverage," he said.

Since the days of Ulysses S. Grant, protection of the national parks has been a solemn presidential duty.

Anyhow, what's left of Richard has been lying in solemn dignity on a black velvet cushion in the library of the University of Leicester, preparing for the next phase.

It has been rendered the solemn duty of the Supreme Court of the United States, laid upon it by Congress in pursuance of the Federal Government's power "[t]o regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States," to decide What Is Golf.

"The decision to award credit has been one of those solemn things that the faculty hold very dear.

A year later, the towering 6-foot-4 actor with a voice that has been described as a "solemn, aristocratic baritone" gained international fame as the blood-sucking vampire in Hammer Films' "Horror of Dracula".

Traditionally, the fast day has been considered the most solemn of the Jewish holy days, a time which God determines whether one will live or die in the coming year.

Recently, much solemn incredulity has been expended on the case of John Walker, the "American Talib".

Since Adenhart, a 22-year-old pitcher, was killed in an automobile accident on April 9, one of Higdon's solemn responsibilities has been as a caretaker for Adenhart's jersey.