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Example sentences for: solemnity

How can you use “solemnity” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

The Fifth Element alternates between high solemnity and low buffoonery, without for a second finding the ideal middle ground.
They don't appear to be doing anything particularly illegal, and with their liturgical solemnity they seem far less a threat to the Republic than, say, a Karen Finley performance piece or happy hour at Hooters.
He liked to deflate solemnity with silliness.
He has become our national icon of broadcasting probity, and they knew that he would bring the sort of solemnity to the occasion that would minimize the risk of things getting interesting.
The predictability of the proceeding is noted in a front-page trial journal in the Post . This piece reports that the solemnity of the voting was disturbed by murmuring in the press gallery only when Republican Senators Stevens, Thompson and Warner voted not guilty on the perjury article.