Sentence examples for solemn interest from inspiring English sources

Father O'Donnell baptized the baby Grace, but Nwamgba called her Afamefuna — "my name will not be lost" — and was thrilled by the child's solemn interest in her poetry and her stories, by the teen-ager's keen watchfulness as Nwamgba struggled to make pottery with newly shaky hands.

Father O'Donnell baptized the baby Grace, but Nwamgba called her Afamefuna my name will not be lost"—and was thrilled by the child's solemn interest in her poetry and her stories, by the teen-ager's keen watchfulness as Nwamgba struggled to make pottery with newly shaky hands.

But Going Ape isn't a solemn treatment of interest only to academics.

The treaty forbade countries from taking possession of any part of Antarctica with these solemn words: "in the interest of all mankind that Antarctica shall continue forever to be used exclusively for peaceful purposes and shall not become the scene or object of international discord".

He complained that "in the interest of party expediency," politicians "give solemn pledges; they make solemn compacts".

The result is oddly unemotional, as if a vicious game were being played by solemn rules, with barely a flicker of interest in the characters' moral plight.

"President Trump made this decision to maximize the chances of successfully negotiating a deal between Israel and the Palestinians, fulfilling his solemn obligation to defend America's national security interests.

Here at last, this solemn, meandering travelogue finds some focus and ignites a flicker of interest.

His Buntu, by contrast, is a solemn taskmaster, at least until alcohol loosens his strictness and inspires a paternal interest in the hapless fellow he finds on his doorstep.

Before leaving Constantinople, he swore a solemn oath to Manuel that he would always "keep in mind the interests of the emperor and of the Romans".

He then presumably moved to his solemn your-boyfriend-DID-passionately-kiss-another-woman voice and added, "If it interests you and you think you can make a difference, then why not?