How to Use somber in a Sentence

somber

adjective

• The movie is a somber portrait of life on the streets.
• He wore a somber suit.
• Her death put us in a somber mood.
• God of War opens on a somber note that sets the tone for the game.
  — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 12 Apr. 2018
• The mood was somewhat somber despite the size of the crowd.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2022
• What appealed to you on the more somber side of things?
  — New York Times, 5 Jan. 2022
• The crowd grew silent at the sight and the Fox broadcast crew was somber.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2023
• Then, of course, there are the somber ties to mourning and plague.
  — Yelena Moroz Alpert, WSJ, 10 June 2021
• Biden said in a somber address from the East Room of the White House.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2021
• The shooting has cast a somber tone over the final days and weeks of the school year.
  — New York Times, 25 May 2022
• The other half is somber and still, amid a sea of black clothes.
  — Bloomberg.com, 30 Jan. 2018
• His speech was a good one, somber and hard to listen to.
  — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 7 Dec. 2017
• Bailey said the mood in the postgame locker room was somber.
  — Elliott Lapin, Houston Chronicle, 19 Feb. 2018
• The mood was somber, the outlook gloomy, and the Red Sox's sweep just made matters worse.
  — Phil Miller, Star Tribune, 31 July 2021
• The somber tune featured in the second episode of season two.
  — Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2023
• The mood was somber, as the whole nation mourned the death of their sovereign.
  — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 1 Feb. 2019
• Williams was one of the first players to bolt from a somber Saints locker room.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2020
• It has been said that the song unified and energized the somber crowd.
  — Calum Trenaman, CNN, 19 June 2020
• The space falls just the right side of sparse, somber and low-lit with deep cobalt walls and high ceilings.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 24 Mar. 2021
• But the shadow of the war in Gaza, Khalil said, will make this Ramadan a somber time for many.
  — Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
• Moments later, the somber ballad was named song of the year.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 17 July 2019
• The mood is somber, but the adults trade smiles and laughs and reminiscences.
  — Mitchell S. Jackson, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
• The piece will highlight the somber, dark times of the war, as well as heroic moments.
  — Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2023
• After the somber drip and drop of morning rain, a curtain seemed to rise.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2023
• The atmosphere in the locker room is somber until Ted comes out to speak to the team.
  — Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 31 May 2023
• When a restaurant says goodbye, the mood can feel a bit somber.
  — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 13 May 2024
• The threads are somber, humming with stress, slow panic, and calls for help.
  — Madhushree Ghosh, Longreads, 12 May 2021
• The music is haunting and somber in the wake of Princess Diana’s death in a Paris car crash.
  — Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
• Then a smaller group on the Harris side, more somber and reflective.
  — Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 6 Nov. 2024
• From Bill Plaschke: The silent, somber Bronx suddenly was bathed in joyous dancing blue, a screaming scrum leaping and bouncing and hugging into history.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024