adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a sombre mood British English , a somber mood American English (= serious and slightly sad )
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His death has put the country in a sombre mood.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
more
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A successor to Thoughts after Lambeth would have borne a more sombre message.
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After August 1937 the international political setting and Nizan's individual emotional state were bathed in a progressively more sombre hue.
■ NOUN
mood
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The fizzing guitars were joined by a trumpet and violin, contributing to the sombre mood .
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The killings produced a sombre mood at an anniversary rally in which at least 100,000 people took part.
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So right from the beginning of the poem a sombre mood is present in the poem.
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Arty sat in sombre mood , thinking of death.
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Sehnsucht has many intimations of Schwanengesang: Fassbaender and Reimann perfectly reflect its sombre mood .
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Benjamin remained locked in the sombre mood which had dogged him since he had witnessed Buckingham's execution.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The sun was shining brightly, but the mood was sombre .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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If the outcome of this sombre , lovingly detailed film is unsurprising, its emotional power is undeniable.
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In sombre silence, wearing black ties, the Calvinist elders walk between the unusually-full pews.
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In the sombre main chamber where most of his days were spent, there was no decoration, no contrasting texture.
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In the Allegretto the music begins in the sombre low register and gradually rises through the octaves.
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The procession was one of sombre colours, khaki and air force blue predominating.