Sentence examples for is austere from inspiring English sources

"There's a lot of feelings that could not be expressed in the play because of its austerity," Mr. Shanley said, "But opera, even when it is austere, is as rich as chocolate cake.

Where Sullivan is ornate, Ando is austere.

It is austere, but eye-catching.

Consequently the attached note is austere.

The filmic effect is austere, nearly ghostly.

The pension, admitted Ricardo Lagos, Chile's president, is "austere".

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But the work itself is austere and solemn in intent.

Its Web site is austere and, by design, cryptic.

The film is austere and hollow, a valentine to melancholy.

"The winter landscape in the city is austere," he said.