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Meanings of very sombre in English

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Usage of very sombre in English
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I went up to Scotland the next morning and it was very sombre.
The Guardian
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But after all, the main impression is a very sombre one.
The Story of Rouen
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They had grown shabby by this time, and had a very sombre look.
The Lovels of Arden
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A very sombre mood inside The New Yorker right now.
News.com.au
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Leias Cullwick said this was a very sombre and sad time for the country.
Radio NZ
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That day at the rectory was very sombre, if it was not actually sad.
The Claverings
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They had a very sombre appearance, but were fine-looking fellows, evidently fit for service.
Fred Markham in Russia; Or, The Boy Travellers in the Land of th...
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Anthony Steeger uttered a loud cry of joy, but Hormayr's face grew very sombre.
Andreas Hofer: An Historical Novel
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It was a very sombre, magnificent, man's sort of room.
Daddy-Long-Legs
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The toil of the two fishing-boats seemed very sombre.
My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year
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The interior looked very sombre, and the dome hung over us like a cloudy sky.
Passages from the English Notebooks, Volume 2.
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Wearing a navy-blue suit and red tie, Nixon appeared on the screen, looking very sombre.
A warrior's life: a biography of paulo coelho
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The kittool is a very sombre and peculiar palm.
Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon
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She has given that up now; but she is still very sombre; is she not?
Framley Parsonage
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It is a very sombre walk; not many glimpses of the sky through those dense boughs.
Passages from the English Notebooks, Volume 1.
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These fade, and in the gathering darkness without a moon the silent Dronne grows very sombre.
Two Summers in Guyenne: A Chronicle of the Wayside and Waterside
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