Sentence examples for solemn determination from inspiring English sources
— A boy gripping his baseball bat stares out at us from a photograph with the solemn determination of any young slugger.
She is as stoic on the court as he is animated, playing with a solemn determination, betraying no more emotion than a Politburo member at a May Day parade.
She clearly takes great pleasure in reading her words out loud, and seizes the opportunity to bring her characters to life: the naïve enthusiasm of Hely; the solemn determination of Harriet; the shadowy listlessness of her mother Charlotte; the bitter pride of their loyal black housekeeper Ida Rhew; the sleazy ignorance of the Ratliff family.
They renewed their solemn determination never to be deprived of their rights and privileges as citizens of the British Empire, and to maintain (if necessary by force of arms) their independence of the "League of Hell," of which the traitors who call themselves Nationalists are the leaders.
Now its lyrics, by the two lead singers who took turns as frontman — Mr. Alhabib and Mr. Alhousseyni — are solemn, filled with longings, memories of "freedom fighters," homesickness and a determination to hold on to Tuareg identity.
She was, after all, a feminist who satirised the overly solemn and self-defeating aspects of feminism, such as Betty Friedan's baffling determination to start fights with Gloria Steinem.
The atmosphere was solemn.
