Examples of solemnity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In real life, such human foibles are likely veiled behind the solemnity of religious tradition and the sacred import of what’s at stake. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2024 The handwritten names on the walls and the dark solemnity of the room are efficient. Simon Njami, Artforum, 16 Apr. 2024 That level of wit and wickedness is almost enough to carry us along, even if the play’s aspirations toward solemnity don’t quite land. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 8 Feb. 2024 News accounts and social media posts about the bridge workers have remembered them with sympathy and solemnity. Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for solemnity 

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“Solemnity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solemnity. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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