Sentence examples for make for sombre from inspiring English sources

The official drowning statistics make for sombre reading but you might be surprised to learn that outdoor swimming is rated as a moderate risk, while other seemingly benign activities, such as canoeing, fishing and sailing, are high risk.

THE OECD's annual employment report makes for sombre reading.

Still, like those statistics for Blackpool and Manchester – second and third on the "worst" list respectively – it all made for sombre reading.

With harrowing tales of rape, police brutality and social stigma, it made for sombre viewing.

Frances O'Grady is the TUC's deputy general secretary The biggest attack on working people since Margaret Thatcher makes for a sombre mood at this year's TUC.

I have read Didion on vacation before, and believe me when I tell you that "The Year of Magical Thinking" makes for a sombre few hours in a hammock.

His witty insights and sombre musings make for the distinctive tone that so many know and love and his work appeals to children and adults alike.

The presence of armed national guardsmen and soldiers outside polling stations made for a more sombre mood than the celebratory post-revolutionary election three years ago.Nidaa Tounes still struggles to shake off claims that it represents an attempt by members of the previous ruling party, the Constitutional Democratic Rally (RCD), to regain influence.

The emotion in his sombre vocal makes for a performance that is so full of life that the tempo becomes far less important.

But essentially, I tried to make something sombre and poetic.

This month, the Merce Cunningham Dance Company presents the sombre and beautiful "Quartet" (1986), which Cunningham made for himself and four other dancers.