Sentence examples for sombre performance from inspiring English sources

80 min: And here's the Poznan, but a slightly sombre performance from the RBB.

Three Colours: Blue (1993) Her sombre performance in Krzysztof Kieslowski's masterpiece, the first of his Three Colours trilogy, won Binoche her first César award and a Golden Globe nomination.

And yet, crucially, Isaac's sombre, scratchy performance never asks for our sympathy.

The film is a tender, clear-sighted salute to unsung heroes and also-rans although, crucially, Isaac's sombre, scratchy performance never asks for sympathy.

Malkovich delivers a sombre, strongly measured performance - but he never ignites the stage fire of which he is capable.

It's one of the few sombre moments in a performance marked by comedy that would strike a chord with teens the world over.

"It's a lovely day in Chicago," is the first line we hear on it by the unknown announcer, but this sunny introduction isn't in keeping with the sombre tone of the performance that follows.

Sombre but powerful, the performance moved some in the early morning audience to tears.

It felt like as finely judged a performance of this sombre work as one could ever expect to encounter.

The emotion in his sombre vocal makes for a performance that is so full of life that the tempo becomes far less important.

Celtic's performance was initially sombre, with the assertiveness of their opponents acting like a sedative.