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somberly

[ US /ˈsɑmbɝɫi/ ]
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  1. in a somber manner
    `That's sure bad news,' said Dowd, somberly

How To Use somberly In A Sentence

  • From the Rushmorean cover portrait of Bush (which over the headline 'An American Revolutionary' was such a brazen and transparent effort to recall George Washington that it was embarrassing) to the 'Why We Fight' black-and-white portraiture of the aggrieved president sitting somberly at the bedside of the war-wounded, this issue is positively hysterical in its iconolatry. "What kind of a maniac puts eagles in a Christmas tree?": James Wolcott
  • From the Rushmorean cover portrait of Bush which over the headline "An American Revolutionary" was such a brazen and transparent effort to recall George Washington that it was embarrassing to the "Why We Fight" black-and-white portraiture of the aggrieved president sitting somberly at the bedside of the war-wounded, this issue is positively hysterical in its iconolatry. The Red Cross Knight
  • Beck -- who just last week somberly upbraided Newsweek for running a sexist picture of Palin -- doesn't want to hear her "yapping" as "I'm not in the kitchen. AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed
  • The men on the stockade gripped their bows or boar-spears and stared somberly at the carack which swung inshore, its brass work flashing in the sun. The Conquering Sword Of Conan
  • `That's sure bad news,' said Dowd, somberly
  • I've been able to do so many things, " Odom said, somberly and softly shaking his head. "So many things.
  • US presidential race hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton walked somberly into a press conference Tuesday and stood before microphones. Reporters tensed, sensing something big might be afoot.
  • The casual lawyer is telling his story somberly seemingly unaware of any of the hubbub around us.
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