Sentence examples for sombre for from inspiring English sources

Danielle Waterman grows sombre for a moment as she reflects on two defeats in two World Cup finals in her career.

"Oh, it has to be Baby Jake," he said, beaming with delight, having been serious and sombre for the previous hour.

This scene, from the old Hollywood Palace variety show, has a killer transition between Stephen Stills's sombre "For What It's Worth and Youngg's dynamic "Hello Mr. Soul".

It is responsibly and necessarily sombre; for Pip's life is one on which the sun has shone infrequently, as he sadly recalls.

Nor is November 22nd the only occasion for sombre reflection, for rueful meditation on what might have been.

Silver gilt medals also went to show gardens designed by Matt Keighley, 29, who created a beautifully planted if sombre garden for Help for Heroes and by Matthew Childs, 30.

Take the rather sombre trailer for the upcoming, long-awaited film adaptation of Les Misérables, for example.

The events in America have provided a sombre backdrop for this year's party conference.

But what is powerful, again, is Matar's sombre gift for absence and longing.

The upbeat headline from the life expectancy statistics hides a much more sombre reality for many.

The other takes place on a dirt-covered stage, a sombre setting for a hair-raising ritual of immolation.