Sentence examples for solemn lecture from inspiring English sources

I've always loathed this showcase for Alan Sugar, and the kids have finally banned me from delivering my solemn lecture about how it sets a bad example to the country, portraying work as an exercise in flogging tat, then backstabbing and bullying to have colleagues unfairly dismissed, by bosses who heroically overrate themselves.

As soon as the lecture series opened, an anonymously written open letter was published charging that Blackstone had "violated the Statutes of the University, by arbitrarily changing the Day appointed for reading his solemn Lectures".

Solemn, indeed.

Gruden looked solemn.

Most were solemn.

The atmosphere was solemn.

It was very solemn.

The girls looked solemn.

Stearns, however, was solemn.

The exchange was solemn.

Why all so serious solemn?