Sentence examples for sorrowful quality from inspiring English sources

Nor is the sorrowful quality of his recent work reflected in his exuberant demeanor.

Ms. McDermott was sensitive to the serene and quietly sorrowful qualities of this work, written as a gesture of consolation to Brahms's friend Clara Schumann after the death of one of her sons.

A simple setup of drums, guitars and a synth provides a surreal, sorrowful spiritual quality to her songs, which are broken up by a bit of humour but mainly by heartache in the wake of the referendum result.

It was painted the year before Bruegel's death, and has a bitter, sorrowful tone.

Indeed, the tone is alternately celebratory and sorrowful.

"Her face was sorrowful.

2. Rare, archaic: sorrowful.

Or simply sorrowful?

Just puzzled and sorrowful".

Yes, there were sorrowful things.

I wouldn't call the scenes sorrowful.