Sentence examples for rather somber from inspiring English sources
Outside the White House, in fact, reflections were rather somber.
The Baylor family has been rather somber about this.
A jewelry store is generally a staid, rather somber place, reminiscent of a museum or library.
I would like to begin with Libya on a rather somber note.
In 1971, Seuss published "The Lorax," a rather somber environmental warning.
Charred stumps left by a 1996 fire made for a rather somber walk.
Yet there was a strong vibe to this summer show that seemed subversive rather than somber.
Though "Donut County" gestures toward the topic of gentrification, it does so with wink-winks rather than somber, moral resentment.
To increase the speed of his swing, the Yankee third baseman Graig Nettles once hollowed out the barrel of his bat and filled it with Superballs, a stunt that still draws guffaws rather than somber expressions of disapproval.
By enclosing that hero's journey to selflessness within a fantasy that is funny, magical and moving, rather than somber, clinical and earthbound, "Prelude to a Kiss" teaches a broad lesson in compassion applicable to anyone - which is to say everyone - who must face a loved one's death.
Rather than being somber, however, "D-Man" takes an exuberant view of resilience.
