Monday was the first day of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, and for observant Jews it ushered in a solemn 10-day period of reflection and repentance.
"Its light lay in a solemn glister on the windowpanes".
That project culminated in a solemn five-way arch built out of 32 massive granite blocks.
And then he began to spin, dancing in a solemn circle.
In a solemn procession, four long-bed trucks flying rebel flags drove slowly through the plaza.
All the German political parties united in a solemn protest against these terms.
In a solemn three-piece suit, Mr. Jackson was the first to show up.
In a solemn address broadcast on state television, Mr. Berlusconi reached out to all Italians.
"All of my mother's boyfriends turned out to be creeps," Ruthie intones in a solemn voiceover.
Like college editorialists everywhere, Chairman Lieberman's opinions were grounded in a solemn certitude, unalloyed by ambiguity.
On Tuesday afternoon, lawmakers in the country's Parliament awaited news about the political transition, in a solemn and mournful atmosphere.
