Solemnity used in a sentence

Solemnity in a sentence as a noun

Shot in black and white, it adds to the solemnity amid the humor.

The solemnity of the grave seems a comfort when faced with the endless torments of a life of gaiety.

No example of such a solemnity had existed since the days of our distress in the war of '55, since which a new generation had grown up.

' He delivered this with a most emphatic intonation and mock solemnity of expression.

Should we make sure to stick to earth tones so that we respect the solemnity of the topic, or do we want to add some bright colors in to make sure no gets even sadder?

I think the fact that it tends to have a religious connotation imparts a sense of solemnity to it that is quite appropriate in the current context.

By doing so, he probably saved thou from utter obscurity and gave it an air of solemnity that sharply distinguished it from its original meaning.

I think it's both interesting and relevant that the word "pompous" could once describe a positive trait; frequently, Handel's music was praised for its pompous solemnity.

Gödel took the matter of citizenship with great solemnity, preparing for the exam by making a close study of the United States Constitution.

But solemnity, it serves pomposity and the self-\n important always know, at some level of their consciousness, that their egotism\n is going to be punctured by humor.

This daily pilgrimage was conducted with ecclesiastic solemnity, a quiet, dignified homage to the majesty of knowledge.

Somehow, I feel that the following short anecdote is appropriate here:"There are ancient cathedrals which, apart from their consecrated purpose, inspire solemnity and awe. Even the curious visitor speaks of serious things, with hushed voice, and as each whisper reverberates through the vaulted nave, the returning echo seems to bear a message of mystery.

Wearing a suit, standing when a judge enters the room, addressing the judge as "your Honor," is all part of a ritual where we acknowledge the solemnity of the proceeding and collectively reinforce the binding authority of the court and its judgments.

"Early English translations of the Bible used thou and never you as the singular second-person pronoun, with the double effect of maintaining thou in usage and also imbuing it with an air of religious solemnity that is antithetical to its former sense of familiarity or disrespect.

To him, your celebration is a sham; your boasted liberty, an unholy license; your national greatness, swelling vanity; your sounds of rejoicing are empty and heartless; your denunciation of tyrants, brass fronted impudence; your shouts of liberty and equality, hollow mockery; your prayers and hymns, your sermons and thanksgivings, with all your religious parade and solemnity, are, to Him, mere bombast, fraud, deception, impiety, and hypocrisy-a thin veil to cover up crimes which would disgrace a nation of savages.

In spring 1947... Wiener had been able to ‘talk over the fundamental ideas of cybernetics with Mr Turing,’ as he explained in the introduction to his book... Wiener had an empire-building tendency which rendered almost every department of human endeavour into a branch of cybernetics... Wiener delivered with awesome solemnity some pretty transient suggestions, to the general effect that solutions to fundamental problems in psychology lay just around the corner, rather than putting them at least fifty years in the future.