How to use "somber" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "somber" in popular movie and book plots

  • A somber social drama in which war orphans rebel against teachers and authority figures in their reform school.  - Stronghold of Toughs
  • In the Swamp Borelli sits with a scared, somber expression on his face, and Hawkeye realizes that the surgeon is drunk and unfit to operate.  - The Consultant
  • They drive to a motel, but once they are alone, both become thoughtful and somber at the potential of their future together.  - No Looking Back (film)
  • Azizah, a poor peasant, portrays worker oppression in this somber social drama.  - Al Haram
  • Jaded by a world which has deceived him, an older gentleman withdraws from society into a somber and lonely existence.  - Tomorrow's Memoir
  • The plot departs substantially from that of William Trevor's somber novella.  - My House in Umbria
  • The book's somber picture is relieved by the author's humour and warmth.  - The Outpost (Prus novel)
  • Things are very somber in the house, although Malcolm seems to be feeling some guilt and avoids Alicia.  - Garden of Shadows
  • As the family takes off for their tour, a somber Lisa sits alone on a park bench.  - Moe'N'a Lisa
  • A somber Marvin replies, "I'm not laughing, Mr Fortune.  - A Piano in the House
  • Davies longs to appear in a slapstick comedy rather than the somber costume dramas to which Hearst has kept her confined.  - The Cat's Meow
  • A somber Riker gives the box to Picard, who opens it to find Kamin's flute.  - The Inner Light (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
  • Instead of a sad and somber event, it is a celebration of his life, and Ephram is introduced to Will's family as his star pupil.  - Everwood
  • Herschel Bernardi costarred as Lieutenant Charles "Chuck" Jacoby, a somber police detective and friend of Gunn.  - Peter Gunn
  • His mother and his girlfriend, Mildred, are consoling him as a somber official and priest show up.  - Safety Last!
  • Once again, everyone heads Into the Woods, but this time the mood is somber and the birds have stopped singing ("Into the Woods" Reprise).  - Into the Woods

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