Word: somber
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...more somber note, he added, “As Aeneas to Rome, as Moses to the Promised Land, as John Harvard to the blessed banks of the Charles, so you are called to the path of truth...
While Un Poquito Mas was certainly distinctive in its style of music, their performance was not as finely tuned as some of the other groups. Their energy was correspondingly low and Latin music that should have inspired dancing lost some of its pizzazz as spectators remained seated and somber. Hopefully, the band will acquire some energy for their performance at Springfest that was lacking on Friday...
...surrounded by five wolves, but their relation to him seems maternal and loving rather than violent. The wolves and the intense white of the sand and sky suggest a snow-covered, winter quality. The barrenness of the nature and the bareness of the central figure establish an intensely somber and introspective solitude...
...this corner we have Bill Bennett, former drug czar, author of The Book of Virtues and Somber-Presence-at-Large for the Republican right. His new book, Why We Fight (Doubleday; 170 pages), is a continuation of the culture wars framed as an attack on critics of the war on terrorism. And in this corner we have Michael Moore, the left-wing prankster and filmmaker (Roger & Me) whose new book, Stupid White Men (HarperCollins; 277 pages), is a smart-aleck rampage through the world made by CEOs and the G.O.P. It quickly hit the top of the New York Times...
...week of somber pomp and ceremony: of solemn procession and visibly saddened royals; of effusive speeches from black-suited parliamentarians and flowery messsages from the public on cellophane-wrapped bouquets; of long lines filing past the coffin lying in state in the magnificent medieval Westminster Hall. Britain dedicated last week to paying its respects to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother before the final farewell of her funeral in Westminster Abbey on Tuesday...