Sentence examples for slightly austere from inspiring English sources

When properly ripe, cabernet franc offers a mouthwatering balance of plump blackberry fruit and slightly austere tobacco flavors.

It's a slightly austere one, in which live music — usually piano and violin — and dance are scrupulously presented in notably nontheatrical surroundings.

I've always loved the playing of German violinist Christian Tetzlaff for its chiselled, slightly austere beauty; his approach is totally unsentimental, with no concern for dazzle.

The slightly austere interior is brought to life by well-lubricated creatives as they launch into impassioned conversations about conceptual contemporary culture and the like.

"My father saw Brown in the Labour Party mould of the Twenties and Thirties out of which Attlee and Bevin came, the moral Celtic fringe, slightly austere, focused on the responsibilities of the political class towards society at large.

The slightly austere Ionic columns conceal a beautiful oasis of calm in the bustle of central Manchester, with around 25,000 books, comfortable chairs and excellent coffee and cake.

Stereophonics' breakthrough in 1997 predated the internet age, and they have a slightly more austere web presence.

This was back in the '60s, before the '60s really became the '60s, when all but a few pockets of England were stuck in a slightly less austere addendum to the late '50s.

It was meant to emphasise the austere and slightly fetishistic vibe he was going for.

(Which slightly ruined the tournament's austere aesthetic.

The plain walls and chilly stone floors of the dining room were so austere, they felt slightly punitive.