Sentence examples for solemn but from inspiring English sources

That makes it sound solemn, but it wasn't.

The atmosphere has been very solemn but there has been anger at the lack of national media coverage," he said.

The ceremony was generally solemn, but it had its lighter moments.

(Picture book; ages 4 to 8) Their subject matter may be solemn, but Christmas pageants are opportune moments for comedy.

It was a solemn but spirited reminder of the unifying power of music.

But it was a secular, not a religious ceremony, solemn but not trying to confer mystique.

"Homo Politicus" ought to be a solemn book, but it reeks of unseemly glee.

It all felt like solemn ritual, but it was also still, and not merely, a kind of pop song.

The Korean satirist PSY might not put it in such solemn terms, but that's exactly what he has done, and he has been rewarded for it.

Not only do the pygmies "laugh easily" compared with other more dour and solemn tribes, but they laugh in a very distinctive way.

Some people have even envisioned turning the whole site into a solemn memorial, but that's problematic, and not merely because the real estate is so valuable.