Sentence examples for solemn purpose from inspiring English sources

The fanfare is largely justified and has a solemn purpose.

These continual closeups of Saul serve a solemn purpose.

So, is it the solemn purpose of "The Big Short" to leave us properly informed?

Only plaques bearing names of ancient New York families on the walls hint at the property's actual, much more solemn, purpose: a cemetery.

But our winter leaguers enter into partnerships which have a solemn purpose and will test their faith in each other severely for 10 weeks.

You might think that this number would not be used for any other reason, given the solemn purpose for which you have entrusted it.

The First Lady could not have known what was in the envelope, but, the way it went down last night, solemn national purpose and the desire to entertain with a highly fictionalized C.I.A. operation became one.

The script brings this remarkable detail to our attention for the sole purpose, it seems, of prompting solemn applause (part of the relentless P.R. effort to rehab his image as a good guy).

The unity of these symbols represent the ebb and flow of birth, death, and resurrection, encouraging both a wistful examination of life's purpose and a solemn acceptance of death's finality.

It could serve for religious purposes as well: solemn praise of God, eulogies of the Prophet, and songs of praise and lament for the martyr heroes of Shīʿite Islam were all expressed in this form.

But most Saturdays I take my delight among the solemn crowds with their aimless purposes, their eternal life not far away, who push past the counters and stalls, who handle, buy, steal, touch, desire and ogle the merchandise.