Sentence examples for strikes a somber note from inspiring English sources

At the end of his joyful travels, full of heartfelt appreciation for so many humble, enduring creatures, Fortey strikes a somber note, giving precious little hope for the next four billion years.

However, officials struck a somber note as they spoke, and indicated that the death toll may be high.

Refusing to strike a somber note about the defeat, Nelson said: "He's had an unbelievable career, starting as late as he did," which came after military service and study at a German university.

Some entries in the 25th report strike a somber note: "Life has been in many ways harder than I thought it would be: anxieties about money and career, dark periods and wrong paths taken".

But despite what would seem cause for celebration, speakers at the Baptists' annual convention, a two-day event at the Superdome that ended today, struck a somber note, describing American families as suffering high rates of divorce, out-of-wedlock pregnancies and fathers' absence from the home -- trends that the speakers said the 16-million-member denomination must work to remedy.

At the start of his final State of the Union address in January this year, President Obama struck a somber note.

But there was also a somber note.

Mr. Shettima's meeting with the elders in Maiduguri ended on a somber note.

Brahms's "German Requiem" fills out the program on a somber note.

The play ends on a somber note that underscores the pain of loss.

Kenneth D. Lewis, its chairman and chief executive, sounded a somber note about the markets.