The funeral was a very sad and solemn event. From LearnThat.org.
Bradford nodded, trying his damnedest to keep his expression solemn. From Wordnik.com. [Rebellious Desire] Reference
This opening round of hospitality completed, he seemed at a loss, his expression solemn. From Wordnik.com. [Remember Me, Irene] Reference
"That's what I call a solemn promise," exclaimed Tom, as Nanny concluded the prescribed speech. From Wordnik.com. [Harper's Young People, February 10, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly] Reference
Earlier we told you that Limbaugh - in what he called a solemn tribute - honored the late Gordon Dancy. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
His expression solemn, he pulled the strip of plaid from behind his shoulder and draped the end over their joined hands. From Wordnik.com. [Ransom] Reference
She even laid aside her usual quiet undemonstrativeness, and petted and made much of me, though she laughed a little at what she called my solemn face. From Wordnik.com. [Esther : a book for girls] Reference
Note, It is good to keep sabbaths in solemn assemblies. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John)] Reference
solemn days are spent most comfortably in solemn assemblies. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)] Reference
For a few moments, we bent in solemn silence over the open vault. From Wordnik.com. [III.3] Reference
Caramon ceased his work, looked up, his expression solemn and troubled. From Wordnik.com. [The Soulforge]
What mean these bells answering bells in solemn dirge all over our land?. From Wordnik.com. [The Lord Reigneth] Reference
We all went in solemn procession to the chapel, through rows of servants. From Wordnik.com. [The Semi-Attached Couple] Reference
The sceptre of Solomon was paraded throughout the camp in solemn procession. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 12 - Part VII] Reference
Their little coal-black eyes gaze out on what is to be their world, in solemn wonder. From Wordnik.com. [Six Months in Mexico] Reference
A voice — Staunton's voice — in solemn tones, was heard, preaching a funeral sermon. From Wordnik.com. [TWO GOLD BRICKS] Reference
"If ever you find them becoming forked," said the gentleman in solemn tones, "let me know.". From Wordnik.com. [Snap-Dragons: A Tale of Christmas Eve; and Old Father Christmas: An Old-Fashioned Tale of the Young Days of a Grumpy Old Godfather] Reference
Family members and friends of the dead read their names in solemn roll calls at each site as bells tolled. From Wordnik.com. [Obama on 9/11: 'No words can ease the ache of your hearts'] Reference
Lord -- in solemn and public covenant, pledging himself to God's service (compare Ne 9: 38), before "witnesses". From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
Quietly, in solemn silence, each with his one arm aided the one arm of the other in rolling and tying his bundle. From Wordnik.com. [The Princess] Reference
Elytis's very language, ritually solemn, is constantly striving to get away from everyday life with its pettiness. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Literature 1979 - Presentation Speech] Reference
The Mollahs in solemn procession advanced to the ramparts, to shed their benediction on the victorious Hassan Subah. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7 - Part VII] Reference
"I'm in solemn earnest," he answered steadily, in such a quiet tone that, but for the pale excitement of his face, she might have doubted his words. From Wordnik.com. [Rose in Bloom] Reference
The storm favored the rescuing party; not a sound disturbed their watch but the awful peals of thunder reverberating over the land in solemn majesty. From Wordnik.com. [Winona: A Tale of Negro Life in the South and Southwest] Reference
The bells having rung all night, the population turned out next morning in solemn procession at five A.M. to implore the Virgin's protection against storms. From Wordnik.com. [Untrodden Peaks and Unfrequented Valleys] Reference
All marched in solemn order before the throne of Alroy, raised upon the ramparts, and drooped their standards and lances as they passed their heroic leader. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 11 - Part VII] Reference
The hyacinth stood in solemn sweetness as if it were listening also; and Mrs. Overtheway, putting her little feet upon the fender to warm, began the story of —. From Wordnik.com. [Mrs. Overtheway's Remembrances] Reference
Colonel Sahib 'would not like it if we did not make use of all the elephants brought out for our glorification, so I proceeded in solemn dignity behind my husband's quadruped. From Wordnik.com. [My Three Years in Manipur and Escape from the Recent Mutiny] Reference
In the ages of victory, as often as the senate decreed some distant conquest, the consul denounced hostilities, by unbarring, in solemn pomp, the gates of the temple of Janus. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire] Reference
How could a mere judge ask him to break a solemn oath?. From Wordnik.com. [Carmen (+ a Jimmy Breslin "afterword")] Reference
He has called a solemn assembly against me to crush my young men. From Wordnik.com. [The World English Bible (WEB): Lamentations] Reference
Blow the trumpet in Sion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 34: Joel The Challoner Revision] Reference
President Obama calls his solemn responsibility to the men and women in uniform and to the American public. From Wordnik.com. [Charlottesville Blogs] Reference
'Sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the Lord your. From Wordnik.com. [Bunyan Characters (3rd Series)] Reference
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