| 单词 | sombre |
| 例句 | At this I stepped aside, and in the scabbard let my long sword ring home to the pommel silver, as he bent down to the sombre blood. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Overhead there hung a heavy roof, sombre and featureless, and light seemed rather to be failing than growing.' The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Unsurprisingly, church music was a rather more sombre affair, and the ordinary churchgoer prior to the Protestant Reformation is likely to have found singing in church a miserable, largely non- partidpatory activity. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z In the afternoon the dark clouds began to overtake them: a sombre canopy with great billowing edges flecked with dazzling light. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He noticed Ralph's scarred nakedness, and the sombre silence of all four of them. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Entering that sombre study, I could see just outside the window the brilliant red flames lit in every tree, and beyond, some threatening thunderclouds. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This time round it wasn’t awkward or embarrassing any more; just sombre and serious. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Here Strider turned aside, and soon they were lost in a sombre country of dark trees winding among the feet of sullen hills. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Sending the sketch to Theo, he describes “a blond, soft effect, and in the woods a more sombre, serious mood. I’m glad that both of these exist in life.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Jefferson thought he looked “sombre, haggard, and dejected beyond comparison.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Beyond it were slopes covered with sombre trees like dark clouds, but all about them lay a tumbled heathland, grown with ling and broom and cornel, and other shrubs that they did not know. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The great smokes had risen and grown thinner, and the last hours of a sombre day were passing; the red glare of Mordor had died away in sullen gloom. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I would fain exercise some better faculty than that of fierce speaking; fain find nourishment for some less fiendish feeling than that of sombre indignation. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z For all their beauty there was something sombre about them, funereal; they were like the wreaths, stiff and artificial, that you see beneath glass cases in a foreign churchyard. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Now he was one small soldier in a city preparing for a great assault, clad in the proud but sombre manner of the Tower of Guard. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z How dark and sombre they were in that white skull’s face of hers, how malevolent, how full of hatred. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I drew them large; I shaped them well: the eyelashes I traced long and sombre; the irids lustrous and large. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Disaster strikes when Albarn urges the crowd to sing along to Pirate Jet, a sombre album track about environmental blight. Gorillaz at Glastonbury 2010 2010-06-26T00:47:00Z They used words like “sombre” and “uncertain” to describe the mood at the company. The Rise and Fall of WeWork 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z I asked her about the mood of the songs, which is warmly melancholy, the way Elliott Smith’s songs often were—generous, not sombre. Listen to Frøkedal 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z Despite the subterfuge needed to avoid forced labour for the German army during the second world war, he managed to produce a sequence of sombre and undeniably Dutch landscapes, solid, low-keyed and with low horizons. Bram Bogart obituary 2012-05-23T17:20:24Z The city’s towers are gray and sombre, but once you step into the park the autumn leaves put on their bright, spectacular show. Eric Drooker’s “Central Park Row” 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Photograph: Demotix/Corbis Nick Clegg has condemned a series of parties celebrating the death of Lady Thatcher as "puerile" and "childish", and not in keeping with the sombre mood of the nation. Margaret Thatcher death celebrations were puerile, says Nick Clegg 2013-04-11T09:48:13Z There is a sombre, show-opening statement about the accusations made against him on babe.net last year, how they affected him and the conversations they started. Aziz Ansari’s Netflix special: #metoo allegations and Spike Jonze 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z Despite the titular exclamation mark, it was their most mature record to date, opening with a sombre piano instrumental, and taking melodic flights of fancy on the hit single Blue Savannah. 1,000 Number ones: A chart history 2013-11-23T00:50:59Z Nevertheless, the end result manages to be both sombre and surreal. Ida Kar: Bohemian Photographer, 1908-1974 ? review 2011-03-13T00:05:32Z In the film, a sombre and desperate Martelly declares, after finding himself out of the race, “Everyone has been bought.” Sweet Micky and the Sad Déjà Vu of Haiti’s Presidential Elections 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z "Haunting, sensitive production that meshes the protagonist's acoustic compositions with sombre, intense beats" – soulculture.co.uk. New band of the day ? No 1004: Ed Sheeran 2011-04-13T16:35:14Z Oh, it’s fine for those Californians, those Floridians, to laze in midwinter on some sunny beach, peeling oranges and applying sunscreen to their bare limbs, but we—we’re of a more ascetic and sombre stock. Rembrandt and Gerard Manley Hopkins: How to Take Comfort in Art 2014-05-20T04:00:00Z In these sombre circumstances, the obituarist's art assumes an ever greater importance. Inky Fingers: Maggoty Lamb tries to keep cheerful in the grim reaper's looming shadow 2010-05-19T14:56:00Z Films about a 1960s massacre in Indonesia and the harsh conditions in Iran under present-day international sanctions and how they affect ordinary people struck sombre notes at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday. Indonesia massacre, Iran sanctions impact infuse Venice film offerings 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z Jolie wrote the screenplay too, and defied the doubters with a film that my colleague Andrew Pulver found "sombre, powerful, and undeniably gripping". Angelina Jolie: Hollywood won't be the same without her 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z Darker and more sombre than Person Pitch, Down There sounds almost oily, drip-feeding beats over distant, often unintelligible vocals. Avey Tare: Down There - review 2010-10-21T22:50:00Z It attracted a record audience for a one-off TV and is a sombre, sober, unsentimental work about chance fate, the arbitrary horrors of war and people trapped in a bureaucratic machine. The Execution of Private Slovik 2012-05-26T23:05:31Z Cenerentola, is immediately defined by her slow, sombre minor-key ballad about a lonely king who rejects beautiful or splendid women and marries instead one who is good. La Cenerentola - a musical guide 2012-06-19T12:21:43Z Finally, Scott said he planned to shoot the films in dazzling brightness to help the 3D process, before darkening the screen in post-production to suit the franchise's sombre tone. Ridley Scott plans two-part Alien prequel 2010-04-27T11:56:00Z While the music is laced with melodies delicate and sombre, the tone lifts towards the end of this accomplished debut, even drifting towards buoyancy. Villagers: Becoming a Jackal 2010-05-20T22:30:00Z Audiences are also inevitably affected if they know of a sombre reason for a cast-members' absence. It's hard not to groan when a star pulls out 2013-03-01T17:39:37Z Don’t expect anything saucy, though: Patrick, out on digital platforms on Friday, is a spare, sombre character study, set in a woodland community where everybody happens to be naked. Free willy: are film and TV finally growing up about male nudity? 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z With this body of work, both commercially successful and critically admired, Nolan has dictated the sombre, thoughtful tenor of the modern blockbuster. Christopher Nolan: from superheroes to Dunkirk’s small tales of heroism | the Observer profile 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z The sombre attire, presumably, was to show how all three took the challenge of cutting the budget deficit. Alistair Darling turns hard man but Vince Cable gets all the laughs 2010-03-29T21:22:00Z Serious places, such as government buildings and corporate headquarters, are dull rectangles furnished in sombre tones of grey and beige. Ode to joy: how to find happiness in balloons and rainbows 2018-08-18T04:00:00Z Conversely, In Battalions, a report into the effect of Arts Council England cuts on the capacity of theatres to develop new plays and playwrights, paints a more sombre picture. The lab giving theatre makers a leg-up 2013-05-02T14:16:00Z He can switch in a flash to sombre drama – he has played two fathers hit by the death of their child, first in the Oscar-winning Crash, then in Gracepoint, the US remake of Broadchurch. Michael Peña: 'I'm not funny. I just point out what's funny in others' 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z If that all sounds rather sombre, Bengry-Howell notes more optimistically that his interviewees were also consciously using their time at these events to develop a sense of belonging and community with other like-minded people. Music festivals: the sound of escapism 2011-07-18T16:00:01Z When he reached the memorial, it took only a moment for the cameras to abandon their sombre vigil and pivot his way. Ukraine’s Biggest Rock Star Doesn’t Want to Go Back Into Politics—Yet 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z These are, instead, gentle and sombre poems whose moments of "nonsense" erupt like canned laughter, serving only to underline the narrator's dejection. Nonsense by Christopher Reid – review 2012-09-28T21:55:02Z The 8:15 attracted a more sombre group. Rockaway Ferry 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z But Cave is mostly in his familiar role as sombre, shadowy storyteller-observer. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Push the Sky Away – review 2013-02-14T22:05:01Z Pelle – actually a sombre 19th-century period drama – was sold with a touch of sexploitation, a topless peasant girl on the poster. Populaire success: the Weinsteins' ambiguous magic 2013-05-29T17:03:59Z T. S. Eliot warned in “Four Quartets” that though nature seemed like a “solved” problem, “in the sombre season or the sudden fury” it was a “reminder of what men choose to forget.” Climate Change and Human History 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z I see it as a sombre moment because of what was happening in the country, but it also represents how life moves on despite terrible crises. A new start: the best photographs to usher in 2019 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Characters I recognised rubbed shoulders with strangers, all of whom were imbuing each line of dialogue with such sombre, knowing significance, you could be forgiven for assuming we were witnessing the end of history itself. Screen burn 2010-05-28T23:41:00Z The Guardian's Andrew Pulver called it "sombre, powerful, and undeniably gripping" after the drama screened at the Berlin film festival in February. Angelina Jolie backs UK fight against rape in war zones 2012-05-29T11:36:14Z The pace is overwhelmingly sombre, the lyrics dwelling on ageing and death and loss – it mentions winter so much that you might wonder if Michael Fish has been drafted in as lyricist. The Avett Brothers: The Carpenter – review 2012-11-08T21:30:01Z The veteran anchorman adopts his most sombre tone as stunned residents line up to deliver eyewitness accounts of the fireball still raging over the cobbles. Coronation Street blasts into the future on its 50th birthday 2010-12-06T07:00:00Z So many moody films in a row, mostly set to sombre piano music put me in a pit of despair. Witty or gritty? What ingredients make the best short films? 2011-01-14T16:29:46Z Like the Wind is slow and sombre, more Knifey, its refrain a Greek Chorus of chiding laughter. New band of the day (NoNoNo No 1,540) 2013-06-25T15:26:15Z The sombre barmaid, alone in her disengagement from the top-hatted spectacle of indulgence, is surrounded by bottles of Bass beer, champagne and cocktail lubricants. Oiled on canvas: the art of intoxication 2012-12-31T12:05:44Z Charting the break-up of Fink's relationship with Marling, it was a sombre, introverted collection of songs run through with an exquisite kind of pain. Noah and the Whale: I never thought of myself as a singer' 2011-02-24T21:30:01Z You see this most poignantly in the relationship between Gar and his widowed da, played impeccably by James Hayes as a silent, sombre, watch-chained figure encased in the rituals of small-town life. Philadelphia, Here I Come! – review 2012-08-01T14:09:54Z The first 10 minutes of the movie elapse without a word; Negga’s sombre, watchful face says enough. Ruth Negga: ‘I never fitted anywhere – in life or in Hollywood’ 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Today, it transpires, the subtly sarcastic and sometimes sombre duo need cheering up. Mount Kimbie go beyond making music for after the club 2013-05-24T12:00:00Z Derek Cianfrance's film is a sombre, painful portrait of a toxic marriage, often touching and sometimes moving, though occasionally contrived and self-conscious in its effects. Blue Valentine ? review 2011-01-13T15:00:00Z Of course, Sisterland wouldn't be much of a novel if things were that simple; and it certainly wouldn't be such an engagingly messy mixture of the comic and the sombre. Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld – review 2013-06-13T14:58:19Z Thus the sombre absurdism of The Pianist succeeded The Ninth Gate's occasionally risible Euro-horror, much as Chinatown, contender for best American picture of the 1970s, was preceded by the almost forgotten Italian sex comedy What? Roman Polanski 2010-04-09T23:11:00Z Rock and pop soloists run a disproportionate risk of early death, a sombre report announced this week. ASMF/Marriner – review 2012-12-20T15:54:59Z When I arrived at the pastor’s house, there was a sombre atmosphere. Experience: I tried to exorcise my sexuality 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z Britten's Symphony for Cello and Orchestra made for a sombre choice of accompaniment. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/Petrenko – review 2013-05-05T15:50:50Z After the touch of explosive fire in the scherzo, the third movement's more sombre lines built their own tension. BSO/Kyrill Karabits 2010-10-11T21:01:00Z Someone presses play and we sit in an anticipatory circle, waiting for the solo piano to give way to Cave’s sombre voice: 'The clock of his life was counting down' – loving and losing my ex 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z Meanwhile with similar but more sombre links to the mystery of death, reviewer Smilez sent in a wonderful critique of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize-winning novel: Finding Violet Park by Jenny Valentine. Reader reviews roundup 2013-07-19T09:06:14Z Dickens’ disenchantment with Mary throughout her political and romantic career melts away before the sombre circumstances of her death. Remember Roger Mortimer 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Not for him, the sombre pomp of the podium. The Rambling Glory of Bob Dylan’s Nobel Speech 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z Mostly written while touring Europe's sports stadiums in support of Take That, its tracks chugged along at a genteel mid-tempo, its lyrics were sombre and sour. Pet Shop Boys: Electric – review 2013-07-04T14:30:01Z The conclusion may be sombre, but as the stage floods slowly with morning light to the sound of a Bach aria, there's a hint, however troubled, of redemption. The Suit – review 2012-05-26T23:05:44Z The tone is English and metropolitan, the mood sombre but enthralling, even intimidating. A Delicate Truth by John le Carré – review 2013-04-20T14:00:02Z A similarly sombre mood shadows the third poem, the most fully rhymed of the sequence, with its opening apostrophe, "Wanderer". Poem of the week: Schubertiad by Fiona Sampson 2010-08-02T10:49:00Z The sombre first movement, by turns barbed and lyrical, was beautifully understated, and its tricky combination of harmonic bitterness, muted virtuosity and melodic expansion flawlessly judged. BBC Philharmonic/Noseda/Ehnes – review 2013-02-24T18:00:05Z Their education consists mostly of media studies and the sombre dissection of TV sofa adverts. Wild Abandon by Joe Dunthorne ? review 2011-07-29T21:58:00Z The pianist's sombre Sadness All The Way Down and the childlike Peonies As Promised are performances of an emotional weight not always associated with this impish artist. This week's new live music 2012-11-24T00:05:34Z It was sombre, unusually quiet - compared with the public funerals of other high profiles celebrities. Last song 2011-07-26T17:33:45Z Despite this sombre foresight, the mood of Holmes's book is mostly joyous, and light-headed enough to confirm his testimony that ballooning produces what pot-smokers call a "high". Falling Upwards by Richard Holmes – review 2013-04-22T07:00:01Z London after the war is sombre and chilled. David Mach, Ed Ruscha and Leonardo da Vinci ? the week in art 2011-07-29T08:00:00Z But Owens's singing has sombre magnificence, and Carpenter's mercurial, vibrantly coloured organ arrangement clothes the skeletal frame of the piano score with the richer arraignments of the orchestral version that Shostakovich never lived to hear. Michelangelo Sonnets – review 2013-07-05T16:36:00Z But this book is not just for Freud fans, or a sombre intellectual document for art students. Lucian Freud shines through in Martin Gayford's portrait of the artist 2010-09-30T11:31:00Z The album “50 Words for Snow” is lush and sombre, with melodies that eddy and drift, and a thirteen-minute song about a woman’s affair with a snowman, which somehow manages not to make you laugh. The Enduring, Incandescent Power of Kate Bush 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z More notable is the way he mixes wide-eyed enthusiasm with sombre, ambivalent notes. Conan O'Brien Goes to Cuba 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Taken as a group, they cast Frears in a rather sombre, realist light that was deserved if not entirely accurate. David Thomson on Stephen Frears 2010-09-02T21:05:00Z But then, the symphony was in the unusual position of seeming like an appetiser to the Fifth, which, with its first movement dominated by the bold trumpet solos of Timur Martynov, seemed its sombre flipside. Prom 26 World Orchestra for Peace/Gergiev 2010-08-06T11:01:00Z Philip Roth's Nemesis is the other book I read in the holidays with sombre fascination. A plague in both these novels: why does disease make such infectious fiction? 2011-01-12T17:28:16Z And it does so even as the movie’s moods and themes grow ever more sombre. The Wondrous Heroism of Mr. Rogers in “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z She is angsty, sombre, frayed, yet just a tiny bit fabulous. The top 10 gay movie cliches 2013-03-25T19:40:00Z Sorrentino’s odd cocktail of sombre Machiavellian drama and Cinecittà-inflected flamboyance proves confusing enough to make the viewer question her own comprehension. A Man Without Qualities: HBO’s “The Young Pope” 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z The film is a tender, clear-sighted salute to unsung heroes and also-rans although, crucially, Isaac's sombre, scratchy performance never asks for sympathy. Cannes film festival 2013 diary: day six 2013-05-20T11:09:43Z In the 1970s, after a cluster of personal tragedies, Young recorded three sombre, introspective albums now known as the Ditch trilogy, and the second of these, On the Beach, closes with this. Neil Young: a beginner's guide 2012-10-01T16:12:28Z Twenty minutes into the ballet, a series of sharp string jabs cued the ballad, which accompanied a final, sombre pas de deux: Dawn Landes, Barefoot at Lincoln Center 2014-05-08T04:00:00Z The mood inside was mostly sombre and reflective, despite the efforts of the pair of drag queens – done up as Joan Crawford and Cox’s totem, Bette Davis – greeting mourners. Life on the frontline of the Aids epidemic | David France 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z In these, Perry's tone is sometimes wry and ironic, sometimes sombre and straight. Philippa Perry: Couch fiction 2010-04-17T23:07:00Z Chapter 14 makes sombre reading for any who expect a rapid recovery to lighten the burden of painful retrenchment. Advice for a new government 2010-05-07T23:07:00Z On the National Portrait Gallery's 19th-century floor, two powerful and sombre portraits stand out. Cameron and Clegg: the improbable coalition 2010-05-12T15:22:00Z In the minor-key Allegretto, counterpoint was transparent, each line supple rather than sombre or onerous. CBSO/Nelsons: Beethoven cycle, The Flying Dutchman; Eugene Onegin – review 2013-03-24T00:07:02Z The mood is sombre, the pace slow-to-mid and Staples means every word she sings. Mavis Staples: One True Vine – review 2013-06-20T20:45:01Z Yet, for all its high spirits and rowdy humor, it packs a trick ending that slams home the filmmakers’ sombre political point—and then another that turns it comedic again. Review: The Coen Brothers “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” Is Six Giddy, Cruel Twists on the Western 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Clark leaves behind a healthy armful of sombre ballads to mourn him by, including “Let Him Roll” and “The Randall Knife.” Postscript: Guy Clark, 1941-2016 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z Thirty years after his sombre phone call in Dresden, Putin could now plausibly claim victory in the post-cold war. Rambo and the Terminator: the cold war warriors are back 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z And fan I was: the sombre rituals, the pulse-pounding encounters, the tense atmosphere. The joys of being an absolute beginner – for life 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z The sombre takeaway is that amid this often laugh-out-loud comedy is a reminder that the war against the far right hasn’t been won. Why BlacKkKlansman should win the best picture Oscar 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z Instead of the sombre scene in the movie, with both brothers calmly signing the abdication, Bertie spent an hour sobbing on the shoulder of his mother, Queen Mary. The King's Speech: True blood or right royal dud? 2011-01-13T17:25:00Z The fact is that the trial—despite the sombre horror of the Brown and Goldman murders that it was convened to address—was always camp enough to beat the band. The People v. O. J. Simpson Will Be with Us Forever 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z Saturday's show will explore even more sombre sonic terrain, though Williams says he's amused by the "dark ambient" label. Lustmord: ambient's dark star 2013-03-16T03:08:20Z She's certainly sombre and takes her art seriously, rarely cracking a smile, sitting stiffly on her hotel sofa, and taking long pauses in between sentences. Atliens invasion 2010-07-09T23:05:00Z Why was there a sombre cello at my birthday party? My wedding was perfect – and I was fat as hell the whole time 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z But admittedly the poem's tone is on the sombre side: if Carmen V was a Song of Innocence, this is a Song of Experience. Poem of the week: My Sweetest Lesbia by Thomas Campion 2010-03-22T10:50:00Z Some films were true to the traditionally sombre image of Berlin competition programming, but powerfully so. Berlin film festival 2021 roundup: the most impressive selection in years 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z Indeed, rather than being curbed by the sombre tone of the material, Flea's standard muscular persona seems to infect the rest of the band. Atoms for Peace – review 2013-07-25T15:06:00Z In his latest Bonnie "Prince" Billy album Oldham has returned to more sombre form. Old music: Bonnie 'Prince' Billy – You Remind Me of Something (The Glory Goes) 2012-06-12T10:24:00Z The sombre orchestration, which Britten produced shortly before his death in 1976, heightens its intensity. Nash Ensemble/Brabbins – review 2012-12-05T19:48:00Z The effects, indeed, of these sacred and fabulous records are different: the one shedding over the mind a pleasing serenity; the other, a sombre melancholy. Cumbria is the place to boggle your Hallowe'en mind 2012-10-29T10:33:55Z Sidney Lumet soon signed on as the director of a sombre movie version starring Henry Fonda. The Half-Century Anniversary of 'Dr. Strangelove' 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z The explosion of sexual misconduct revelations, however, has given a sombre twist to the stereotype: now actors and others in the entertainment industry really are calling therapists, day and night. Hollywood therapists on call '24-7' amid reckoning over sexual misconduct 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z All in black beneath a feathered headdress, PJ Harvey played a sombre set that drew almost exclusively on her most recent album, Let England Shake. I'll Be Your Mirror ? review 2011-07-25T17:25:01Z Anthrax, the most cartoonish of the four bands, found the shift to the more sombre, introspective musical landscape hard to deal with. Together at last: Heavy metal's dream-ticket Big Four tour 2010-07-22T21:30:00Z Yet Konwicki takes on, and rises above, those harsh and sombre decades with all the melancholy of resistance; with wit and mischief, and with fury, though shrewdly balancing the torment with tenderness. Tadeusz Konwicki lays bare Poland's 'ruined-modern' past 2011-04-06T11:54:51Z The pavilions are fused into a somewhat sombre whole within which luminous interiors open up. David Chipperfield: master of permanence 2011-02-06T00:06:23Z The week took a sombre turn with the announcement of the death, aged 85, of Sir Colin Davis – a conductor revered for his championing of Mozart, Berlioz and Sibelius. Sunken Garden; Nabucco; Mark Padmore & Graham Johnson – review 2013-04-20T23:08:33Z Writing about the "deliberately sombre" colours of Nevermore, Gauguin observed that "sadness is my key", which will be news to anyone who associates him with chromatic heat and hedonism. Gauguin: Maker of Myth 2010-10-02T23:06:00Z Lawrence Sail's own father was obliged to leave Nazi Germany in the 1930s, and the poem that shapes itself around the title is fully alert to the word's sombre 20th and 21st-century reverberations. Poem of the week: Stowaways by Lawrence Sail 2011-01-31T10:20:36Z Neeson’s presence was always sombre rather than blithe, so that the sorrow and strain we project on to it only accentuates what was there before. Non-stop action: why Hollywood’s ageing heroes won’t give up 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z A sombre depiction of the funeral cortege honoring the fallen, in Arlington National Cemetery, concludes with the observation that “Woodrow Wilson brought a bouquet of poppies”—an expression of controlled, understated rage. What John Dos Passos’s “1919” Got Right About 2019 2019-12-29T05:00:00Z No one, though, is becoming too carried away and the fact that bees keep disappearing – often overnight, without trace, like an alien abduction – creates a sombre undercurrent to the evening. Isabella Rossellini: the Bee movie star 2012-09-29T23:05:16Z Surprisingly, given the record's sombre tone, he is something of a dry wit onstage. The best pop for 2011 2011-01-03T08:00:03Z The girl’s quarry, a long, thin, sombre character she dubs the Riverman, is somewhat powerless in the face of her desire. This Week in Fiction: Kevin Barry on the Haunted Certainty of Young Artists 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z Even this sombre and reliable source feels the need to point visitors in the right direction. Poor Polidoro – the other Caravaggio 2012-07-23T15:23:01Z Veronica, as played by Ryder, begins the movie in clothing that apes the proportions of the Heathers’ outfits, albeit in more sombre tones, to match her pale skin and dark hair. “Heathers” Blew Up the High-School Comedy 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z It's like a holy Blackpool' A new film about the French town paints a sombre picture of the place. 'A holy Blackpool' 2010-03-30T20:00:00Z It's a much more sombre environment than it used to be. Arcade Fire: 'We want to save Potter' 2010-12-22T08:38:13Z Unlike some Violas who look as if they are prepared to breeze into Illyria and take the place by storm, Rebecca Hall displays a sombre quietude perfectly matched by Tony Haygarth's captain. Twelfth Night - review 2011-01-19T00:40:00Z In her hands they became a living organism; dark and sombre, pale and wan, delicate and sweet, angry – even deranged. Nabucco; Bach Marathon; Tine Thing Helseth, Kathryn Stott – review 2013-04-06T23:06:25Z The first is a sombre chamber drama on an epic scale, a narrowly focused historical study dealing with momentous questions of race, national unity and political expediency. Oscars 2013: and the overall winner is … politics 2013-02-23T23:22:53Z Her image of a blind couple, huddled in one another's arms and dwarfed by their bed, or Russian midgets in a sombre living room, speak of tribal tendencies as necessary armour in a tough world. This week's new exhibitions 2012-06-22T23:06:30Z Or the sombre scenes in the second series when Steve has to slip off to Amsterdam to avoid the law. How Shameless stars came of age on West End stage 2011-04-09T23:06:27Z The Deadwood project, never far from the mud but always mythic in its scope, thus finished on a sombre downswing. How Deadwood went from eye-popping TV to a parade of old hams 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z Bruce gathers his friends and colleagues in the cave for a sombre ceremony. Batman can't come out as gay – his character relies on him being in denial 2012-05-28T10:30:01Z The sombre tone was lifted by the thriving artists' commune at Trinity Buoy Wharf, which serves as an inspiring example of positive transition. TS Eliot's The Waste Land 2012 – a multimedia walk 2012-07-30T11:14:00Z When I saw the Met's replica of the Covent Garden production in New York recently, Kristine Opolais touchingly voiced that last elegiac note in a sombre twilight as she ventured into an uncertain future. La princesse jaune/La colombe; La rondine – review 2013-07-13T23:05:23Z What we said: Haigh has a masterly way with mood and moment, with the play of light on a scene, and with a robust shift from fierce sunshine to sombre night-time. Best films of 2018 so far 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z Mitchell's high vocal lines are offset by the sombre orchestral timbres of low strings and woodwind. NI Opera Shorts – review 2012-07-07T23:05:46Z However when Moriyama explores the darker side of the city, his vision is more sombre and intense, lacking the immediacy and energy of Klein's work. Klein and Moriyama at London's Tate Modern – reviews roundup 2012-11-19T11:37:06Z They were glad to know about her mesmerizing, otherworldly music, which manages to be sombre and warm-hearted at once. My Most Memorable Cultural Moments of 2016 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z We had shot a sombre, careful reconstruction of 19th- century life, an almost anthropological examination of what happens to a rural community when outside influences come to bear upon it. Emily Woof 2010-03-21T00:08:00Z Despite the ferocious brushwork and sombre colours of the Essex farmland paintings, it became clear that colour was the name of his game. William Crozier obituary 2011-07-15T18:14:26Z But, rather than being sombre or preachy, it's rollicking good fun. Grant Morrison, The Invisibles and the comics that put novels in the shade 2010-12-19T22:30:01Z It's a less sombre variation on his Greenberg. Frances Ha – review 2013-07-27T23:07:03Z It shows a very different side to the usually sombre artist. Artist Piet Mondrian in London: the forgotten years 2010-06-25T13:00:00Z On and on the cantata dragged, gathering sombre poignance in minor chords. Once upon a life: Rhoda Janzen 2010-12-26T00:04:01Z Cage earned a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination for playing suicidal alcoholic screenwriter Ben Sanderson in this sombre drama by director Mike Figgis Sing Hallelujah! Nicolas Cage: five best moments 2013-03-22T17:09:00Z Berthold's production also modulates successfully from a comic first half to a sombre second, and is well acted. Holding the Man 2010-05-05T20:30:00Z A sad and sombre film that uses a plangent piano soundtrack to tug at the heartstrings, but tempers this with a downbeat reality. A Simple Life – review 2012-08-02T20:30:01Z The more time you spend with Aparicio, the more you realise how close she is to Cleo – gentle, sweet, with a sincerity that verges on the sombre. Roma star Yalitza Aparicio: 'I don’t think I am an actor' 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z The lovely bloom of Daisy Brown's soprano rang out, adding a bright aura to Daniel's appearances in what was inevitably a slightly sombre evening. Susanna – review 2012-08-01T17:34:03Z Hawley is a marvellous songwriter, but his oeuvre – sombre, heartfelt, lovelorn – doesn't really lend itself to festive jollity. The perfect New Year's Eve playlist 2010-12-31T08:00:03Z But Blitt, who began working for the magazine in 1992, has always been more than a comic artist, and this week’s cover features a sombre touch. Barry Blitt‘s “Yearning to Breathe Free” 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z Gentle, sombre piano music tinkles in the background, as he sagely advises, “It’s all right to feel sad, but the pain goes away.” The long life of digital shorts: an ode to Saturday Night Live's viral highs 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z But there is also a sombre overtone to this. Online, some are more equal than others 2013-03-10T00:05:42Z The Bristol Sound, epitomised by Massive Attack and Portishead, was slower, more sombre and more dubby than what was going on in most music in England in the 1990s. Trojan Sound System's England playlist 2013-03-14T13:50:00Z Whether this will quite do the same for Crowe as Gladiator remains to be seen; it's hard for a film that is painted in such sombre browns and dull greens to be especially inspirational. Film review: Robin Hood 2010-05-11T19:26:00Z To play W. Bush sombre would just be wrong. Adam McKay on the Veracity of “Vice” 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z While a sombre subject, she chats about it with a matter-of-fact humour. When do you know you're old enough to die? Barbara Ehrenreich has some answers 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z The last section of the book, which is "autobiographical in feeling, though not, sometimes, entirely so in fact" has a sombre preamble. Dear Life by Alice Munro – review 2012-11-08T08:01:01Z We were, said a suitably sombre Sian Williams, at "the heart of political and ceremonial London". Rewind radio: Jon Ronson On… Being Normal; The Funeral of Baroness Thatcher; Jeremy Vine – review 2013-04-20T21:50:01Z But apart from the atypically sombre Outlaws of Love, which contends that gay equality is still years away, this record is mainly about Glambert rather than issues. Adam Lambert: Trespassing – review 2012-07-05T20:30:01Z But while the barbs rain beautifully and relentlessly throughout, this episode carries sombre weight, with Kendall forced to face up once again to the terrible secret he has borne since the first series. Succession recap: season two, episode seven – deliciously twisted as ever 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z North of Garberville, the highway plunges into a deep sombre cathedral of trees that goes on and on. In search of the funkiest little town in America 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z The bathers buck the religious stereotype of rigid monochrome uniformity in their choice of fabric and color, from sombre taupe gabardine to raspberry and teal jersey. A Separate Beach 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Photograph: Richard Saker The aching melancholy of James Blake's Overgrown became a befittingly sombre soundtrack in the frosty month of April. The best albums of 2013 (so far) - the critics' choice 2013-07-11T19:53:04Z The water is sombre under its brows of cliff, and the trees crowd down to drink, the pump sneers; lonely, green-hued, dark. Reading group: The Weirdstone of Brisingamen's real-life map 2012-08-24T15:04:55Z Gunther’s photograph of the scene looks like an oil painting, with stark white light glancing off a soft blur of activity and still, sombre faces. Photographing Newark 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z Stevenson, best known for such films as Truly Madly Deeply and Bend It Like Beckham, delivered her occasionally sombre narration from inside a sound-proof booth on stage. Pet Shop Boys premiere Turing tribute 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA This was a time of nationalist celebration but there was also for many people at moment of sombre reflection. A postcard from Whitehaven 2012-06-04T07:00:00Z Although the picture keeps its sombre, even eerie, atmosphere, Guardian art critic Jonathan Jones, who writes in G2 today of his month monitoring the project, describes it as appearing "freed from an amber prison". Leonardo da Vinci's Virgin of the Rocks restored to original purity 2010-07-14T00:00:00Z All the voice-of-a-generation hype felt a bit deflated as Lena Dunham finished the show in a sombre and – whisper it – grownup way. The best TV episodes of 2017, from The Deuce to Line of Duty 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z There's something poignant but unsentimental about the relationship the sculpture will have with all those sombre bronze generals on the other plinths. Fourth plinth battle: the heroic child takes the cake 2010-08-19T14:44:00Z The photographer Jonno Rattman recorded some of the commotion, along with more sombre scenes at the 9/11 memorial museum, as the Pope passed by. Slide Show: The Pope’s New York Tour 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z The mood was sombre, even frightening, and I worried about the children who accompanied their parents into the darkened space. Taryn Simon’s Varieties of Mourning 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z There is a sombre, unsmiling quality about him, as though his childishness has been extinguished early. Robert Mugabe's brutal 2008 crackdown: torture, death and a stolen election 2010-09-18T23:05:00Z What a fascinating film Chronic is: I look forward to watching it again when it gets a UK release, sombre experience though it undoubtedly is. Cannes 2015: baffling set of prizes take the edge off a great competition line-up 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z It has inspired many sombre reviews that recommend the show for being socially important, as well as a bevy of tongue-in-cheek memes on the preteen-centered social network Musical.ly. “13 Reasons Why” Makes a Smarmy Spectacle of Suicide 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z A thaw in the Islamic Republic's stance on such matters during the 1990s meant that the Tehran Symphony Orchestra was able to re-group, though the infrequency of its activities today paints a sombre picture. Mahan Esfahani: Why I'm proud to take part in the Proms 2012-07-20T14:06:00Z The sombre shifts of the E flat minor Albumblatt were especially impressive. Angela Hewitt 2010-04-08T21:30:00Z Both were immediately displayed in his extremely spacious, poignant reading of Schubert's Unfinished Symphony, whose fragile themes emerged from an grippingly sombre pianissimo in the strings. Prom 34: BBCSO/Bychkov – review 2012-08-09T16:06:12Z Overly sombre and self-important, it does at least attempt to explore what it would entail for a life to be defined by the joyless pursuit of emotionless sex. Are you a female movie character? Are you promiscuous? Things won’t end well for you … 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z It’s a sombre moment: the whole room is in tears. 'A mother tells me her son joined Isis and is now dead' 2019-01-12T05:00:00Z Piercing original drama, and Shakespeare were central to the programming, especially on BBC2, and Myerscough-Jones approached each with idiosyncratic flair, bringing his signature sombre palette and ingenuity to every project. David Myerscough-Jones obituary 2010-05-04T18:01:00Z Either someone needs access to the sombre underbelly of the street or to preserve an exit route from it. Clip joint: manhole covers 2011-02-23T13:59:15Z He imbues the entire film with a sombre, lacquered depth that builds nuance into the nocturnal murk and sepulchral shadows in which Beatty enshrouds much of the film’s action and, especially, himself. Warren Beatty’s Self-Sparing Embodiment of Howard Hughes 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z "The lyrics are pretty sombre, some of them," concedes Blake, "but some of them are pretty tongue-in-cheek." Blake's progress 2011-01-22T00:05:04Z The bookstore owner was a pockmarked, sombre Texan. The Bonds Between Sex and Books 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z It's details like these, which you don't expect to hear about such a sombre experience, that made this spirited drama zing with life. Radio review: Whenever I Get Blown Up I Think of You 2011-07-06T19:29:01Z The full quote – from Cyril Connolly – is: "There is no more sombre enemy of good art than the pram in the hallway." The parent trap: art after children 2010-08-01T20:30:00Z Meanwhile, 20th Century Fox hinted that it’s possible to deliver A-grade superhero fare while ignoring the cinematic universe idea, in the form of the sombre and brooding Wolverine endgame Logan. From Blade Runner 2049 to It: Week in geek's top science fiction and fantasy films of 2017 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z In the end, a whirlwind of classic space-opera motifs was able to achieve the same goal without undercutting the film’s uniquely sombre tone. Lost in space: the Rogue One Disney didn't want us to see 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z The fourth adaptation, The Night Watch, a chronologically reversed story set in the second world war, reflected the shift in her writing to more nuanced and sombre worlds. Sarah Waters: ‘The Handmaiden turns pornography into a spectacle – but it's true to my novel' 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z The sombre, modal piece wove together recollections of Yiddish lullabies, Chassidic chants and a plaintive Polish folk song imploring the white stork – a symbol of good fortune – not to fly south for the winter. Hall?/Mark Elder/Andrew Gourlay ? review 2010-12-05T22:01:00Z She is standing slightly behind him, considerably more sombre. Kim Kardashian Meeting Donald Trump in the Oval Office Is a Nightmare We Can’t Wake Up From 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z There’s a sombre mood in the lounge car that night, and not only because I’ve re-told the driver’s story of kangaroos and camels getting stuck underneath the train. The Ghan expedition – exploring Australia's great 'in-between' 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z Their live show sees the sombre threesome play the majority of their concept album in order, but it is soon clear that Hospice's bleak splendours do not transfer readily to the stage. The Antlers 2010-05-23T21:15:00Z Joffe's palette is sombre – swathes of black, dark blue and earth colours – against which her women look eerily pale. This week's new exhibitions 2011-03-19T00:06:46Z Against a monumental grey background – no whisper of samovar or silver birch – to the accompaniment of sombre, sometimes liturgical music, scenes unfold as if in an absurd circus routine directed by a manic-depressive ringmaster. People; Uncle Vanya; Uncle Vanya – review 2012-11-11T00:06:04Z Lowe’s is never coming back here, and neither are the four big-boxes adjacent to it, all of them echoingly vacant and sombre. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Terminator Genisys: ‘I’ll be taking a beating or two’ 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z In the few interviews he has given over the past 50 years, he has come across as sombre and taciturn. Scott Walker: Brother beyond 2012-11-23T19:28:49Z South Africans have undergone sombre introspection of late with the economy slowing, unemployment sky highand, worst of all, violent unrest that included the killing of workers at the Lonmin platinum mine in August. South Africa's new comedians find a nation eager for laughs 2013-01-04T13:02:55Z The reality, in the grey light of London, is far more sombre than this, if not exactly prosaic. One New Change: never brown in town 2010-10-20T20:31:00Z A review in The Irish Times called it “a humorous introduction to a sombre view of a society under enormous strain.” Look Ahead: The hottest Seattle events for January 2020 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z Longfellow began translating Dante's La Divina Commedia at a sombre point in his life, after the death of his second wife in a fire. Poem of the week: From Longfellow's translation of the Divine Comedy 2010-08-16T09:35:00Z Opener I features a church organ and is as sombre as a requiem. New band of the day – Halls (No 1,330) 2012-08-14T16:04:51Z An unsentimental and unpatronising portrayal of an unhappy marriage, it struck a new note of sombre and sensitive realism. Stan Barstow obituary 2011-08-01T19:06:48Z Four Dream Songs by the Finnish composer Aulis Sallinen were sombre and compelling, and needed an encore to clear the air; we got three. Soile Isokoski – review 2013-01-27T13:21:08Z The mood is sombre and analytical, particularly in the octet. Poem of the week: To Germany by Charles Hamilton Sorley 2012-11-14T10:20:03Z But The Battle of the Five Armies, lest we be in any doubt, will be a far more serious and sombre affair, designed to link the new trilogy to the moodier Lord of the Rings. Comic-Con trailer paradise for Hollywood's 2014 movie blockbusters 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z Forensic science and other sombre, obscure studies of that nature are taking over the plot lines in our bookshelves... The Last Wild by Piers Torday - review 2013-03-17T12:00:00Z The jacket for the 1962 LP, which features a sombre color palette and Shirley looking pensive in a velour sweatshirt, is a wonderful postcard from a nearly vanished era. The Music of Don Shirley Is More Resilient Than Any “Green Book” Cliché 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z Further north in the West Bank, the atmosphere in Jalazone refugee camp, just outside Ramallah, was sombre, fearful and angry, as two young men killed in an Israeli army arrest operation were buried. Israelis and Palestinians fear worst to come after Gaza violence 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z While most of those in attendance are dressed like skeletons, the occasion is not a sombre one. Skulls and flowers on parade at Mexico's Catrinas procession 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Futures indicate European stocks are set to continue the sombre mood with a lower open. Morning Bid: Rate jitters are back 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Futures indicate the sombre mood is likely to continue as Europe wakes, with markets there due to open lower. Morning Bid: Rate jitters wear down wary markets 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z "With these deaths, we have reached a sombre, remarkable milestone," New York City Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said in a statement. Over 340 first responders have died from 9/11 illnesses 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z Some of his more sombre works show Colombian guerrilla fighters and earthquakes. Colombian artist Fernando Botero dies aged 91 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z In stark contrast, other technology behemoths saw a sombre August. Nvidia's market cap climbs amid tech turbulence in August 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z Across India's malls and high streets, the mood at fashion shops is sombre - foot traffic is down, sales are low and many brands are embarking on steeper-than-usual discounts for longer-than-usual periods of time. Pakistan court quashes sedition case against Imran Khan 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Across India's malls and high streets, the mood at fashion shops is sombre - foot traffic is down, sales are low and many brands are embarking on steeper-than-usual discounts for longer-than-usual periods of time. Russia downs Ukrainian cruise missile over Black Sea - defence ministry 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Across India's malls and high streets, the mood at fashion shops is sombre - foot traffic is down, sales are low and many brands are embarking on steeper-than-usual discounts for longer-than-usual periods of time. German government agrees on 2.4 bln euro basic child allowance 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Across India's malls and high streets, the mood at fashion shops is sombre - foot traffic is down, sales are low and many brands are embarking on steeper-than-usual discounts for longer-than-usual periods of time. Japan complains of harassment calls from China over Fukushima water release 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Across India's malls and high streets, the mood at fashion shops is sombre - foot traffic is down, sales are low and many brands are embarking on steeper-than-usual discounts for longer-than-usual periods of time. Pope Francis laments "reactionary," politicised, US Catholic Church 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z The mood at Celtic, though, might be more sombre. 'Wee advantage' leaves Rodgers with questions 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z China continues to set the mood for markets, and the tone is unswervingly sombre. Morning Bid: China sets sombre tone with property turmoil 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z January 6 will always have a splintered legacy: Those who despise Trump will gleefully remember it as a "sombre" day and those who voted for him will remember it as the day after January 5. Voter panel: 'Indictment is pulling us apart' 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Amir appears on the doorstep - a three-year old in a yellow T-shirt, silent and sombre. Yemen: The children of a forgotten war 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z He described the mood as "sombre with time for reflection" but said the young people would be "so happy" to discover their petition would be heard. Tomasz Oleszak's friends welcome street lights debate 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z A review in The Guardian noted this book is written with a minimalism similar to “Room,” adding, “This is a miniature created with a muted palette, sombre in aspect but crowded with quietly beautiful details.” Flip through these 7 new paperbacks this June 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z The prayers and sombre music accompanied by tears and sobbing. Ukraine war: 'My brother saved my life - but lost his own' 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z That sombre mood soon turned into venomous anger. 'That's the end of them' - are Leicester 'gone'? 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z The sombre little boy, in a dark blue anorak, has a raised scar on his forehead - imprinted by the quakes. Turkey elections: Aftershocks of anger and grief in the quake-hit nation 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z Despite the rain, thunder and sunshine, the mood is a far cry from the sombre affair eight months ago when hundreds of thousands of people paid their respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II. Northern Ireland royalists on the Mall for Coronation 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z In Slavutych, built for people evacuated from near the stricken plant, residents and former nuclear workers holding candles filed past photographs of victims as sombre music played. Ukraine condemns Russian nuclear 'blackmail' on Chornobyl anniversary 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z The sombre occasion leads into Independence Day on Tuesday night and Wednesday. Jerusalem: Five injured in car ramming attack near market 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z He has apparently been discussing with advisers how he should appear throughout the court process - smiling defiantly or looking sombre and serious? Can Trump turn prosecution into an electoral asset? 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z And on Friday, under steadily falling rain and sombre skies, the King paid his respects at St Nikolai, which particularly commemorates a series of heavy air raids on the city that began in July 1943. King Charles at Hamburg memorial for Allied wartime air raids 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z Areas that had been green and bustling with small businesses were in a sombre mood. Cyclone Freddy in Malawi: Searching for my daughter-in-law in the mud 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z The sombre ceremony, where they observed a silence and laid wreaths, contrasted with the eruption of new protests in Israel. Scholz presses Netanyahu on Israeli democracy as judicial row festers 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy marked the first anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion on Friday with a sombre message of defiance to his people and tears for the thousands of soldiers who have died. German activists park destroyed, rusting tank outside Russian embassy 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy marked the first anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion on Friday with a sombre message of defiance to his people and tears for the thousands of soldiers who have died. Tunisia sentences Algerian activist in absentia-Mosaique FM 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy marked the first anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion on Friday with a sombre message of defiance to his people and tears for the thousands of soldiers who have died. Ukrainian parliament passes transparency law after defence ministry scandal 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z It was no different at the Scottish Labour conference in Edinburgh, with members striking a less than sombre tone. Can Scottish Labour mount a post-Sturgeon revival? 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z Unlike previous rescues which saw search teams celebrating, the mood on the ground was subdued and sombre, AFP news agency reported. Turkey-Syria earthquake: Survivors rescued after 278 hours under flattened buildings 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z The mood at the Iskenderun apartment block quickly became sombre again as rescuers resumed the slow work of searching the rubble, largely by hand. Turkey-Syria earthquake: Survivor in rubble sparks hope for more 'miracles' 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z In keeping with Benedict’s wishes, the ceremony will be simple, sombre and sober, the Vatican has said. Many thousands expected for funeral of former Pope Benedict 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z The union chief's sombre approach appears to have resonated somewhat with the public. Pat Cullen: Who is the RCN nursing union boss leading strikes? 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z "Itaewon used to be a place for Christmas parties, with lots of decorations on the street, but it has become very silent and sombre," local resident Lee Jun-hee told Reuters from the alleys. Quiet before Christmas in Seoul night-life district of deadly crowd crush 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z And from the moment he became chancellor he has said in sombre tones that means tax rises and squeezing spending. Autumn Statement: Hunt plans billions in spending cuts to repair UK finances 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z Coverage in the country's media and the attitude of fans made for a sombre mood when they lined up to play Argentina on 29 June. Brazil v Italy and 'the day football died' 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z On Thursday, the young woman's family buried her ashes in a peaceful family plot outside Seoul, with a planted sapling and bouquets by her grave stone, in a sombre ceremony of prayers and tears. South Korean parents bury children killed in Halloween disaster 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z "It makes me sombre. Very sombre," said Michael. 'I never knew my mother escaped the Holocaust' 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z His face is sombre, beneath his deep blue hat. Ukraine war: Liberated town shows human cost of Russia's defeat 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z At his post below ground, where a ginger cat keeps him company, the unit commander is sombre and blunt. Ukraine war: Putin's annexation will fail, say Ukrainians at eastern front 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z The mood is sombre on board the ship Queen Elizabeth 2 in Dubai, where hundreds have gathered to witness the historic state funeral. Queen Elizabeth's funeral: How the world watched 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z It was driven in the state hearse up the Long Walk, lined up with huge crowds, after an elaborate and sombre procession though London. State hearse journeys up Long Walk to Windsor Castle 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z There was a sombre mood as residents sat quietly watching. Queen's Funeral: People watch Westminster Abbey service across NI 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z Some were silent and sombre, dressed in black. Crowds fill London to 'be a part of history' at queen's funeral 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z Charles and William had travelled to the hall together in a royal car, cheered and applauded by crowds of mourners who lined the streets of central London to witness a day of sombre ceremony. Royals' emotions for queen show through ceremonial pageantry 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z King Charles III will lead a sombre procession behind his mother's coffin on the short journey from Westminster Hall to the Abbey later. Queen's funeral: Doors of Westminster Abbey open 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z London markets close on Monday for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. The tone everywhere else is sombre and nervous as no fewer than 13 central bank meetings loom this week. Morning Bid: Vigils 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z As the train cut through misty woodland and passed destroyed buildings, most of the passengers sat in sombre silence. 'Like Chornobyl': Wary Ukrainians return to ruined towns after Russian retreat 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z But around the poignant formalities and the sombre ceremony, the next 48 hours will also see the biggest single gathering of world leaders and politicians in living memory. Queen Elizabeth II: Why the state funeral will be an event beyond compare 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z Hundreds of people have been involved in the preparations inside the massive place of worship, working through the night as they put in 19 and 20-hour shifts to stage the sombre ceremony. Queen's funeral will be a 'deeply personal event' - Dean of Westminster 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z While this may be due to the sombre occasion, human nature and the psychology of queuing behaviour must also be considered, he says. Queen Elizabeth II: The Queue and the Cumbria expert who helped plan it 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z Although the rain had long since passed, and the sun was now shining, a sombre atmosphere quickly set in as we snaked past Victoria Tower. Camping on concrete: My 30-hour wait to see Queen's coffin 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z The Queen's coffin was brought to Westminster Hall in a sombre procession from Buckingham Palace, followed by the King and other members of the Royal Family. Lying-in-state: Viewing Queen's coffin 'gave me such pride' 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Many who gathered at the sombre ceremonies that have followed Elizabeth's death have spoken warmly about the new monarch, with loud cries of "God Save the King" when he has appeared. Britons back new King Charles, so long as he keeps quiet 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z The mood is celebratory and exciting - if somewhat sombre, encapsulating the mixed emotions of watching history unfold in real time. Queen Elizabeth II: 'Mourning but celebrating' King Charles's visit 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z So far, her death has seen hundreds of thousands of mourners line the streets to view her hearse as it travels around the country, mostly drawing tears, applause or sombre reflection. Scottish police make three arrests over protests following queen's death 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z The sight of Prince William and Harry meeting the crowds together will become one of the stand-out and most unexpected images from what have been sombre days. William and Harry united in grief 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z While the mood in Westminster Hall was sombre, those who had queued overnight were in high spirits as they queued to pay their respects to the Queen. Lying-in-state: Viewing Queen's coffin 'gave me such pride' 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z The grey skies and rain in Ballater the day after the Queen's death matched the sombre mood of the nation. 'She was a neighbour, more than just the Queen' 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z Opening the tributes in a sombre House of Commons, Ms Truss said the Queen's "sheer humanity" had made her "loved and admired" all over the world. PM Liz Truss opens tributes to Queen Elizabeth II in Parliament 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z The mood had shifted: it was inquisitive, then suddenly sombre. Queen Elizabeth II: The moment the Buckingham Palace crowds learned the news 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z His friend wanted to be remembered with a party rather than a traditional, sombre gathering. Kyiv ravers escape horrors of war through music 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z The mood as the first mourners entered was sombre with some crossing themselves while others bowed or took off their hats to show respect. Lying-in-state: Viewing Queen's coffin 'gave me such pride' 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z A large black and white photograph of the dead woman, 30, who worked as a journalist and nationalist media commentator, hung on a black wall behind her casket as sombre music played. Daughter of Russian nationalist hailed as martyr 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z Gold demand in India improved this week as a drop in domestic prices to a more than two-week low allowed dealers to reduce discounts, while volumes were sombre in other Asian centres. Farmers break barricades as protests return to Indian capital 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z "It's quite sombre isn't it - at the same time we kind of knew it was coming," he said. Queen Elizabeth II: The moment the Buckingham Palace crowds learned the news 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z "And he never said sorry. He was sombre and respectful towards me and talked about remorse", but never apologised, she said. James Foley's mother: 'Four hours with the militant who murdered my son' 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z While the governor of the Bank of England gave a sombre press conference, the candidates to be the next prime minister were preparing for their next turn in a TV studio. Tory leadership: Next PM will have to grapple with economy quickly 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z On his visit to Canada, his sombre focus had been to apologise to indigenous people of the region for the wrongs committed against them by those within the Catholic Church. The Pope's health: I could step down - but not yet, says pontiff 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z The party atmosphere soon turned sombre, however, as an emotional Pimblett paid tribute to his late friends. Pimblett submits Leavitt in second round in London 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z The demolition marks the culmination of a long and arduous campaign by Roma rights activists to turn the site into a sombre place of remembrance. Czechs demolish pig farm on Nazi concentration camp for Roma 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z "This has been a painful year in a painful decade," said the duke, in a sombre address to the UN. Prince Harry warns UN of global assault on freedom 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z What would normally have been a celebratory mood at LDP headquarters on Sunday night turned sombre. Japan PM Kishida set to consolidate ruling party power as Abe mourned 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z "Impressively, Waititi goes for a darker, more rousing tone in later reels, the one-liners and sight gags taking a backseat to a more sombre exploration of love and sacrifice," wrote Tim Grierson. Fourth Thor film is 'funny but silly', critics say 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Well, by the look of Asian markets ending the quarter in a sombre mood and plunging European and U.S. stock futures this morning, the future doesn't look promising. Morning Bid: This is going to hurt 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z Russia's missile strike on a shopping centre in central Ukraine brought a sombre mood, but also unity, to the G7 summit in Germany, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said. G7 'shocked' by Kremenchuk attack - Johnson 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z Artyom was pale and sombre, with blood seeping through a bandage on his knee. Ukraine war: No easy exit from besieged Lysychansk 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z On Monday, a sombre mood engulfed the town, with hundreds of anxious people at the hospitals and dozens more at the church. Nigeria Owo church attack: Survivors tell of horror 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z "I'm a little worried about that," he said, the mood becoming more sombre as the unit headed towards their train as dusk fell. Ukraine's 'unicorn' LGBTQ soldiers head for war 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z Normally colourful and bustling, the area in Dakar's Colobane district became much more sombre during the pandemic, prompting Sow to create an apocalyptic vision of what his neighbourhood could become. Dark times inspire Dakar artist at long-awaited African art biennale 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z A sombre church hymn pierces through the heavy silence. KwaZulu-Natal floods: The South African family who lost nine children 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z That segment provided a sobering perspective on a night when some of the biggest names in music delivered performances that ranged from the sombre to the uplifting. Concert For Ukraine: Refugee stories centre stage as show raises £12m 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z Investors worried by more sombre concerns, chiefly around a potential blowback on China from its dealings with sanctions-hit Russia and a spike in domestic COVID-19 cases that threatens to disrupt economic activity, weren't convinced. Analysis: After China avows market stability, investors want proof 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z Minutes later, however, he lowered his voice and using a sombre tone, read a prayer about the Ukraine war written by an Italian archbishop. Pope evokes spectre of nuclear war wiping out humanity 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z The cacophony of concern in the Commons corridors has been replaced with sombre silence. What is going on with the partygate probe? 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z A demonstration took place in Glasgow's George Square with the country's blue and yellow flag bringing splashes of colour to sombre banners, calling for an end to the conflict. War in Ukraine: Scots protesters stand in solidarity 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z "Written during World War II, in a very sombre context, The Little Prince carries a message of humanism and hope, that is something we can all identify with," she said. Paris exhibit shows 'The Little Prince' author as visual artist 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Landmarks are to be lit up in Leeds to mark the city having reached a "sombre milestone" of 2,000 Covid-related deaths since the start of the pandemic. Covid: Leeds landmarks lit up to mark 2,000 deaths 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z He plays the video on his phone and images of his eldest son flick past - always sombre, always in uniform - set to a haunting song about heartache and absence. Ukraine conflict: Valery, young victim of a frozen war 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z "Now I am very sombre, I am very solemn, because I am very worried. People need to understand and feel my feelings," Lam told a weekly press conference. Fighting COVID, solemn-faced Hong Kong leader explains maskless appearances 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z The children, neat and sombre in their navy school uniforms, strained to catch a glimpse as the flashing blue lights of the police motorcycles heralded the arrival of the funeral cortege. Ashling Murphy: 'Community is needed to overcome such evil' 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z The mood was sombre and near-silent at the City Hall gates, as mourners laid flowers and lit candles. Ashling Murphy: 'What happened to her could have happened to me' 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z “This was a particularly sombre time for our whole country.” UK PM Johnson's staff partied as queen mourned death of husband 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z Each morning, at a short, sombre ceremony outside the defence ministry in Kyiv, Ukrainian soldiers killed on that particular calendar day since independence in 1991 are commemorated. Ukrainians wait as Russia faces off with the West 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z The rising infections are a sombre reminder of the devastating second wave India faced in April and May - daily averages of about 400,000 cases at the peak of the crisis. Omicron: Curfew in Delhi as India Covid cases surge 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z The year started on a sombre mood as the veteran referee in the field of justice, racial equality and political liberation, Archbishop Desmond Tutu was laid to rest in South Africa. Letter from Africa: Africa plays on in 2022 without its great referee 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z Usually abuzz with tourists drawn to its vibrant culture and history as a battleground during white minority rule, Vilakazi Street had a sombre mood as mourners laid flowers outside Tutu's home and sang gospel hymns. Tears for Tutu, giant of struggle and neighbour who brought round groceries 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z "I stand here tonight in a sombre mood. And a lot of people watching will feel that way too," Mr Rutte told a news conference on Saturday. Covid: Dutch go into Christmas lockdown over Omicron wave 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z "It's quiet, its sombre. It feels like you are sitting in a waiting room for something to happen. That is really difficult to switch from to go and perform." Players 'sick' with Covid anxiety - Hayes 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z Thousands are expected to fall silent for two minutes of sombre reflection at 11:00 for Remembrance Sunday. Scotland to fall silent for Remembrance Sunday 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z This is an important and sombre point of reflection in our history. Transport police apologise to British Africans for corrupt officer 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z But despite Natalie's request for a memento of her dad's happier side, Cummins had purposefully given the images a sombre mood. Joy Division: Photographer Kevin Cummins on capturing the post-punk icons 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z Still, all the uncertainty on inflation and economic growth means the mood is sombre on stock markets this morning. Marketmind: Margin pressures 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z Good morning on what is one of those particularly sombre days in British politics after the death on Friday of Sir David Amess, who was fatally stabbed in his constituency on Friday. Margaret Hodge criticises ‘Bullingdon Club’ atmosphere of politics; MPs to pay tribute to David Amess – live 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z A rising dollar is typically a sombre omen for markets and perhaps unsurprisingly, its four-week streak of strength coincided with world stocks snapping a seven-month run of gains in September. Marketmind: Emerging Britain 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z But his reputation has taken a hit this year, particularly after he was pictured laughing during a sombre visit to a flood-hit town in July. Germany election: Coalition talks begin after close election 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z Thousands of people across the US have gathered to mark the sombre occasion. 9/11 anniversary: Official commemorations under way 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z With a winless Euro 2020, followed by a chastening defeat in Denmark and scrappy victory over Moldova, the mood music was turning sombre until the Austrians were turned over on their own patch. Scotland's biggest win in 14 years? 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z There were sombre moments, too, reflective of the events of the past 17 months. 'Paralympians start once again to change the world' 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z He added that there was a sombre, quiet mood among staff and customers in local shops. Ardoyne baby death: Victim named as Liam O’Keefe 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z No carnival like Rio, no skydiving monarchs like London, but a more sombre tone, a sobering reminder that this is a Games taking place in a world still facing its toughest challenge. Tokyo 2020 Olympics officially opened 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z In a sombre warning, Mr Johnson warned cases were predicted to rise to 50,000 a day later this month - and more people would die. Covid-19: New rules for schools in England to be set out 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z In a video posted on social media, he was seen speaking in sombre tones about the death of his wife and daughter in a car accident. Miami building collapse: Still possible to find survivors, Biden says 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z The conversation on the ground with Indian residents, he said, was sombre. 'A meme that almost made me quit my family WhatsApp group' 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z Among he and his friends, though, there was no celebrating: "People were sombre." George Floyd: The murder that drove America to the brink 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z Hassan, vice president since 2015, gave a brief and sombre address after she was sworn in, addressing a heavily male crowd that included two former presidents and uniformed officers. Tanzania's first female leader urges unity after death of COVID sceptic Magufuli 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z It is likely to be an unusually sombre birthday. The extraordinary rise and fall of Gordon Elliott 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z A soldier commanded “Honour to the Fallen” and a military band played a sombre march as they were carried into the church. Italy holds state funeral for slain Congo ambassador and bodyguard 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z But Macdonald says his new film is more sombre in tone because of the pandemic. Life in a Day 2020 'reinforces everyone's similarities' 2021-01-31T05:00:00Z At a Downing Street press briefing on Tuesday, Johnson took a sombre approach, saying it was “hard to compute the sorrow contained in that grim statistic” of 100,000 deaths. Boris Johnson says government did everything it could to limit Covid deaths 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z After donning a sombre black coat and large dark sunglasses as she left the White House, Mrs Trump made a mid-flight outfit change to a bright, multi-coloured pattern dress. Bernie Sanders' mittens and other inauguration moments you may have missed 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z On Tuesday, the UK reached a new daily sombre record of 1,610 deaths within 28 days of a positive Covid test. ‘How do you prepare for people dying and dying?’ 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z With a sombre and conciliatory tone, Mr Trump said in his video after the vote: "Violence and vandalism have no place in our country... No true supporter of mine would ever endorse political violence." Trump impeachment: President faces Senate trial after historic second charge 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z I went inside to the House of Representatives and up into the press gallery, where we were assigned seats, looking down at the rather sombre gathering. Capitol siege: An eyewitness account from inside the House chamber 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z In a sombre televised address while the mob was still massed on the Capitol steps, Biden, the president-elect, condemned the mayhem. America shaken as violent pro-Trump mob storms Capitol building 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z It has been a sombre year, with almost 500 of our patients dying from the infection. Coronavirus doctor's diary: ‘Close to death from Covid, I asked them to save my baby’ 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z Alone at the podium and angrily rebuffing critics hours after he was abandoned by a senior party comrade, Gantz’s sombre statement was a stark contrast to the buzz he generated in the previous campaigns. Once Netanyahu's greatest rival, Israel's Gantz is down, if not out 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z When I spoke to Yasmine she said she was excited to graduate, but she also seemed kind of sombre. The best photographs of 2020 – and the stories behind them 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z The complainant said the decision marked a "sombre day". Gilbert Rozon: Just For Laughs producer acquitted of rape charges 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z This year's Trans Day of Remembrance is perhaps the most sombre yet. Trans Day of Remembrance: 'When one of us is hurt, we all feel it' 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z Of course, Infinite Disco isn't a sombre reflection on the fallout of a global pandemic. Kylie Minogue on Glastonbury, lockdown and her favourite Kylie era 2020-11-06T05:00:00Z It is a message being rammed home in state-TV news bulletins full of sombre statistics charting America's unfolding health disaster alongside images of the protests, dissent and disarray of the election campaign. US 2020 election: Who does China really want to win? 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z This is the strange title of a long, sombre essay by George Packer in the Atlantic. The Social Dilemma: a wake-up call for a world drunk on dopamine? 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z “That would do me,” he adds, with an endearingly sombre gaze after I’ve asked him how he would like to change the world for the better after a terrible year. Neville Southall: 'You don’t expect loose cannons to take over your own country' 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z “It was kind of a sombre event,” says Jessica McQuain, a master’s student in English at the university who organized the event. US university workers fight a return to campus as COVID-19 cases grow 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z But they did say a sombre economic outlook was likely to push stock markets to close the year below their pre-pandemic highs. Global funds once again opt out of stocks, despite rally, Reuters polls show 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z He often makes me laugh but, now, he is sombre. Patrice Evra: 'Silence is a crime. You can’t be in silence any more' 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z The absence of cheering crowds that greeted him at past conventions, including two successful presidential nominations, fitted the sombre occasion. Obama delivers searing attack on Trump and warns of grave threat to democracy 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z When the result came back positive, the physicians who had been dismissive were suddenly sombre. Living, breathing proof 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z Fittingly, it's a low-key, sombre record, looking back at old flames and old mistakes. Taylor Swift's Folklore sees the singer go indie 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z Someone always starts a drumroll about whether or not they’ll show up, which becomes a sombre soundtrack to all the preparatory catering. Restaurant no-shows are people I can really sink my teeth into | David Mitchell 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z It’s weird to have your business doing well during such a sombre time. ‘My parents helped me pack lube’: from sex toys to bidets, the lockdown businesses that boomed 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z “The Fed’s comments on the economy sound sombre. There’s reason to worry because it is hard to see when the virus will be brought under control.” Dollar bides time as coronavirus spread revives global growth anxiety 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z Iran broke a sombre record for daily deaths, meanwhile, 163 people in the country dying in 24 hours. Global report: India sees record daily rise as capital opens giant Covid-19 hospital 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z Cases worldwide are nearing 10 million, as predicted by the World Health Organization, which warned the sombre milestone would be passed this week. Coronavirus live news: global deaths near 500,000 as Australian state of Victoria steps up efforts to fight outbreak 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z Last weekend, the Royal Opera House inaugurated its first live event: an intimate gala, sombre in mood, a beautiful tribute to those lost, with three singers and two dancers. The future of the arts: ‘The classical music world has been transfigured’ 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z Such experiences built a celebratory and optimistic foundation for the project, amid a sombre national mood. Katie Waggett's best photograph: Sunday worship with Joy 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z Biden, the former vice-president and presumptive Democratic nominee for president in November, delivered a sombre speech at Philadelphia’s city hall, suggesting the US is at one of the most important crossroads in its history. Trump and Biden offer starkly different visions with nation at a crossroads 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z But the true US death toll will probably have passed the sombre milestone of 100,000 days before the official tallies reflect it. Coronavirus live news: Spain begins 10 days of mourning as global deaths near 350,000 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z "The mood suddenly became sombre - everyone on the bus went quiet," he says. The Bolivian orchestra stranded in a German castle 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z Asked how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting his business in Ghana, Aidoo explained that funerals are now restricted to 25 people – including pallbearers – and are sombre affairs. 'Why should you cry?' Ghana's dancing pallbearers find new fame during Covid-19 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z "For those who lost loved ones in the conflict it had more sombre undertones as they mourned the death of their nearest and dearest." VE Day to be remembered amid Covid-19 restrictions 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z It's sad to see how sombre and stressed most people look. 'With love on my side, I can get through today' 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z The main driver for sterling’s weakness is the change in market sentiment to a more sombre mood, and this won’t support currencies that are more closely linked to risk. Stock markets tumble as Ryanair and RBS warn on coronavirus damage – business live 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z "The waters are so swift, and the rain was pouring down. It was just a sombre feeling." Four US Amish children killed in buggy accident 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z Dame Donna Kinnair, chief executive and general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, said the moment "will bring together a sombre but grateful nation". UK to hold minute's silence for fallen key workers 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z “It’s interesting that they’re all rather sombre books, as though people are looking for books that reflect the sombre time that we’re in,” says Lively. Tolstoy, Steinbeck, Defoe – why are so many turning to classic novels? 2020-04-25T04:00:00Z However, he added the impact of the virus "remains very real" and the weekend saw "another sad and sombre milestone" when the number of deaths in Wales exceeded 500 for the first time. Wales 'planning for community coronavirus testing' 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z The world has passed another sombre milestone, with more than 2 million coronavirus cases confirmed worldwide. Coronavirus live news: Trump casts doubt on China death toll as cases worldwide top 2 million 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z Mr Hancock said it marked a "sombre day" for the nation, as it became the fifth country to surpass 10,000 deaths, joining the US, Spain, Italy and France. UK enters fourth week of lockdown ahead of review 2020-04-12T04:00:00Z Kaiser’s sombre assessment: “scarcity talk looped from hype to amplification to feedback”. How physics is rocked by the waves of history 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z Online, celebrities including “X-Men: Days of Future Past” star Fan Bingbing swapped their glamorous social media profile pictures for sombre photos in grey or black, garnering millions of “likes” from fans. China mourns thousands who died in country's coronavirus epidemic 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z Online, celebrities including Fan Bingbing swapped their glamorous social media profile pictures for sombre photos in grey or black, garnering millions of “likes” from fans. China mourns Covid-19 whistleblowers as Trump dismisses US face mask advice 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z But when, after weeks of denial, he was finally forced to accept the scale of the coronavirus pandemic, he initially tried a more sombre and conciliatory tone. ‘That's a nasty, snarky question’: Trump’s media assault rages on in midst of coronavirus crisis 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z As the world passes another sombre milestone, with more than three quarters of a million confirmed coronavirus cases, the gap between cases in the US and other countries is growing, with 160,000 cases. Coronavirus live news: US has twice as many cases as China as study shows higher risk from middle age 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z There was also a change in tone, as tried to sound more sombre and serious – with mixed success – and alluded to the fight against Hitler. Trump talks himself up as 'wartime president' to lead America through a crisis 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z The mood on Tuesday morning was sombre but, unlike in other places across Italy, there was no sense of panic. 'We're a bit shocked': Italians on life under coronavirus lockdown 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z It also contained the sighing ballad Carolyn’s Song, written by Roback, which sounded slightly apart from the rest of the album: bleaker, more sombre, driven by acoustic guitar, delicately arranged, the vocals wrapped in reverb. David Roback: hallucinatory guitarist still sending pop into a dream 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z “For the reader, there’s something delicious about you lot going off on some horrible place. As a reader I take delight in that. We, however, have to take a more sombre approach.” What US food critics could learn from us in the UK (and vice versa, I guess …) 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Her performance struck a different tone to the national anthem's usual sombre, bombastic delivery. Croatian singer sued for 'mocking' national anthem 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z On Tuesday, a sombre mood engulfed the area, with hundreds of anxious parents and pupils and other locals milling around the school building. Kenya school stampede: 'Students fell on top of me' 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z The mood was sombre as the ceremony started, and Keys acknowledged the atmosphere in her opening speech. Grammys ceremony opens with tribute to Kobe Bryant 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z In sombre tones, dignitaries spoke of the resurgence of anti-Semitism and pledged to combat it. Germany still dealing with 'same evil' that led to Holocaust, president says in Jerusalem 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z Ms Pelosi has faced criticism for using several pens to sign the impeachment articles - with Republican critics saying she appeared to be celebrating what was supposed to be a sombre moment. Pelosi's 32 pens, and other impeachment oddities 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z "So calling somebody a 'boomer' and considering them for a position would be actionable?" he asked, leading to the usually sombre courtroom erupting in laughter. 'OK Boomer' makes it to US Supreme Court 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z She was forced to start her speech on a sombre note, however, as news of Iran launching missiles at US forces had broken minutes earlier. Love is in the Brooklyn air as Elizabeth Warren gives campaign a shot in the arm 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z Despite the impending New Year, the mood was sombre. When Russia and America Coöperated to Avert a Y2K Apocalypse 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z But it is in the sombre setting of government briefing rooms where Mochizuki has arguably had the greatest impact on Japan’s staid political reporting culture. Isoko Mochizuki, the 'troublesome' thorn in Shinzo Abe's side 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z But that response only serves to undercut the meaning and the weight of impeachment, making it seem like a preliminary charge, or a surmise, not a sombre conclusion following a meticulous, dogged, and open-minded investigation. Trump’s Impeachment Defense in Washington and in Battle Creek 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z They very vigorously disagreed on the reasons for their sadness, but, still, they all wanted us to know: this was a solemn, sombre, prayerful time. The House’s Sad, Predictable, Partisan, and Historic Impeachment of Donald Trump 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z As might be expected, the mood at the start of the debate was fairly sombre, as politicians and the public reacted to the London Bridge attacks earlier in the day. Five things from BBC election debate 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z She started her career as an artist by injecting rainbow colour into the sombre arena of minimalist art. Judy Chicago's extinction rebellion: 'I went face-to-face with a new horror' 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z In a sombre ceremony, the Pope unequivocally condemned the use of nuclear weapons. In Nagasaki, Pope urges abolition of nuclear bombs 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z There was a sombre moment, too, when Colbert and Ardern discussed New Zealand’s gun law reforms that followed the Christchurch mosque shootings in March. Bohemian Rhapsody and a BBQ: Stephen Colbert visits Jacinda Ardern in New Zealand 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z When she’s not cooking, she often watches shows like “Chef’s Table,” the sumptuously produced Netflix series featuring sombre, admiring portraits of culinary stars. My Life as a Child Chef 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z He looks out the window at a sombre Mancunian sky. Vincent Kompany: ‘You never learn as much as when you get your arse kicked’ 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z The spectacle of fully grown adults talking in sombre, statesmanlike tones about one footballer asking another footballer if he’s “still the big man” will now form a part of the dramatic tableau of England football. Gareth Southgate was right to lay down marker over Raheem Sterling | Barney Ronay 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z "There was clear momentum to see meaningful action against gun violence," says the official, looking sombre in a West Wing office. What happened to Trump's promise on gun control? 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z But Gdsm Harris doesn't intend the day itself to be too sombre. Remembering loved ones who died in conflict 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z Instead, it maintains a sombre pace, like a mourner in a funeral cortège. Remembrance of Kills Past in “The Irishman” 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z This was the third People’s Vote march I have joined – the most sombre, with the blackest humour. We marched with hope but few expectations. Yet history will side with us | Will Hutton 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z From sombre money box lectures to cheesy boy band spoofs, the party election broadcast has become a stalwart of our TV listings. Do party election broadcasts matter any more? 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z He said: "He wanted something special and for everyone to remember him as he was, so that everyone, especially my mother, did not leave the graveside sombre. " The graveside joke that had everyone laughing 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z Harvey’s score for a new stage adaptation of the 1950 film All About Eve “explores the more sombre and deeply psychological aspects of the story”: you don’t say. PJ Harvey's 50 greatest songs – ranked! 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z Elle magazine called it earlier this month, in a trend report characterised by sombre transition. ‘We’re just heating up’: How Hot Girl Summer became Sad Girl Fall 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z Cathedrals might traditionally be viewed as hallowed places meant for sombre reflection and hushed reverence. Why are cathedrals hosting slides and crazy golf? 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z "The staff were crying and it was very sombre," said Ms Willis. 'The staff were crying and it was very sombre' 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z At the ceremony, sombre speeches were to be delivered by a chaplain and scientists and a wreath was to be laid in remembrance of the glacier. High-altitude funeral for lost Swiss glacier 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z Formula One held a minute’s silence in memory of Hubert on the grid before the race and a sombre mood hung over the paddock. Motor racing: Leclerc claims bittersweet first F1 win in Belgium 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z The driver from Monaco took the win in an unsurprisingly sombre atmosphere at Spa after the death of Hubert on Saturday. Charles Leclerc claims Belgian Grand Prix for first victory in F1 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z "I often do things that are very serious, sombre and even heartbreaking in the cathedral," he said. Why are cathedrals hosting slides and crazy golf? 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z But ever since Munich, British opinion had been swinging round from “appeasement” to a sombre recognition that the country must now prepare for war. Into the storm: the horror of the second world war 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z The event continues to be held annually around the anniversary in August and turns a "very sombre day into something that's really joyous", says the advertising art director from London. The joy of the backyard festival 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z Intermittent eruptions of school violence merited sombre coverage on nightly newscasts for the next couple of years. The cult of Columbine: how an obsession with school shooters led to a murder plot 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z When it’s just him and a reporter, he allows himself to be sombre. Cory Booker Tries to Meet the Moral Moment 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z Mine is already the face of an older man, sombre and serious, with thin lips and wrinkles. ‘Look where we’ve got to – defeated and dominated’: my generation’s failure to liberate Palestine 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z Whereas “No. 5” was a tightly focussed appreciation of the sombre beats of U.K. hip-hop, “No. 6” takes a kitchen-sink approach to collaboration, featuring some of the biggest names of the moment from all genres. Ed Sheeran and Friends 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z Once the reader accepts this more expansive and sombre definition of the aphorism, much of interest follows, written in that dense, allusive, and largely non-aphoristic style which is called good writing in academia. The Art of Aphorism 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z The night before, the last team dinner had been very sombre. I was heartbroken when I called Sweden cowards. Now rawness is accepted | Hope Solo 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z The lyrics were sombre, so I wanted to create some mythology around them. 'Like the centre of a wheel': the eternal influence of Joy Division 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z At another hospital in Muzzaffarpur, the mood is just as sombre. India encephalitis death toll rises to 103 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z The occasion for the hearing, though, was sombre—the precarious financial state of the nation’s news outlets. The House Judiciary Committee Considers Antitrust Law, the Tech Giants, and the Future of News 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z The happy-go-lucky joker his girlfriend had been waiting for since 1943 had turned sombre and melancholy. The long echo of WW2 trauma 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z We could hear the gentle clanging of dishes and sombre talk, broken by the occasional giggling of children. “Conduction” 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z It contained a cassette tape of sombre classical music. Who killed the prime minister? The unsolved murder that still haunts Sweden 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z If forced, on pain of death, to choose a song, maybe I’d pick Peace Piece by Bill Evans – it’s sombre and truly beautiful. What would you have as your funeral song? 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z One of the first songs she completed was Handmade Heaven, a sombre, introspective ballad that addressed her anguish and alienation. Marina loses her Diamonds and finds herself 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z “Mate,” he says, “it was sombre with a capital ‘S’. ‘They’re not property’: the people who want their ancestors back from British museums 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z “I have never seen anything so movingly serious and sombre,” Freud said. Notre Dame and the culture it inspired – from Matisse to the Muppets 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z An extraordinary song, sombre and foreboding, alluding to both a serial child murderer in Düsseldorf in the early 1930s and to the rise of nazism. The 50 best songs about Europe – ranked! 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z On Thursday, Mr Poroshenko responded with his own, more sombre video, insisting that the stadium event not become a "show". Stadium face-off for Ukraine rivals 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z "She was firm, sombre, positive and in charge," he said. 'A leader with love on full display' 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z The mood was “sombre, shocked, but not fearful,” said a man who attended the Wellington Islamic community mosque in Kilbirnie. Daughter of Christchurch victim: ‘My dad is a real hero. He got shot in the back to shield my brothers’ 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z The demeanour of both leaders as they sat in Hanoi’s Metropole Hotel was largely sombre even though both professed to hopeful about future ties. Vietnam summit: US president blames disagreement over sanctions for no deal 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z In a statement on Friday, Naidoo said that recent reviews had painted a sombre picture of Amnesty International’s internal track record. Amnesty International leaders offer to resign over bullying workplace culture 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z But the foreign secretary offered a sombre analysis of what he would regard as a success. Brexit: Labour rift proves it cannot be relied on, Hunt tells EU 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z When her family looked into her account, they found sombre material about depression and suicide. Long untouchable, web giants now know what it feels like to be hunted | John Naughton 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z It has a sombre novelistic density, and is touching and tender, comic and grotesque. Bite-sized: 50 great short stories, chosen by Hilary Mantel, George Saunders and more 2019-02-02T05:00:00Z On a day that Trump ridiculed concern about climate change because of the current blast of arctic weather in the midwest, the intelligence report also includes sombre predictions of the repercussions of global warming. Intelligence chief contradicts Trump on North Korea and Iran 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z Veterans groups had complained beforehand that the government had got the tone wrong by planning "trivial entertainment" rather than sombre reflection. Spam fritters caused Dame Vera Lynn row 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z One of my final contributions was a sombre explanation of why I felt obligated to follow in my grandfather’s footsteps and don the uniform. 'A torrent of ghastly revelations': what military service taught me about America 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z However, for some the return struck a more sombre note. US returns looted bells to Philippines 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z Wet flurries blanketed a sombre Oshawa as hundreds of workers quietly shuffled out of the General Motors assembly plant as they finished work for the day. 'GM is Oshawa': Canadians respond to General Motors' decision to close plant 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z EU leaders see the summit as a sombre moment. EU leaders back Theresa May's Brexit deal in Brussels 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z French President Emmanuel Macron will lead the main event of the centenary - a sombre commemoration at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a memorial to France's fallen under the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Armistice Day events held around the world 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z Mr Macron will lead the main event of the centenary - a sombre commemoration on Sunday at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a memorial to France's fallen under the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. France and Germany mark WW1 Armistice 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z Marking the end of the World War One wasn't always as sombre as it is today. In a hurry? Here's what you need to know this morning 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z Though the mood grew sombre when news came in of his defeat, it lit up when he took to the stage shortly after 10pm with chants of “Beto! Beto!” rising above the crowd. Beto O'Rourke 'as hopeful as I've ever been' despite narrow loss to Ted Cruz 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z But in its density and its slowness it adds a kind of sombre, almost Proustian counterpoint to what might otherwise be just a fleeting procession of events. How Anthony Powell Wrote His Twelve-Volume Masterpiece 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z In a sombre public statement, Newsom said, “The affair is something I have to live with, and something that I am deeply sorry for.” Gavin Newsom, the Next Head of the California Resistance 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z There are, however, hints that the ecstatic celebrations were eventually followed by something far more sombre. A Hundred Years After the Armistice 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z It is a sombre day in the world of football, as we are all aware so the distraction of a match is welcome at this stage, for me at least. Crystal Palace v Arsenal: Premier League – live! 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z This sombre obeisance to his lyric forebears is dignified and appropriate, but slightly misleading. How Shakespeare's 'blood cult’ became Ted Hughes’s fatal obsession 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z Ministers present at the event struck a sombre tone, reminding the country of strict laws in place to prevent the sale of cannabis to minors and to deter impaired driving. On a high: Canada celebrates cannabis being legalised 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z They were landscapes sombre and with twisted figures. Fiction by Kevin Barry: “The Coast of Leitrim” 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z It’s the American Dream made a mid-20s reality, wrapped in sombre production then sent into the world with low-toned vocals. Atlanta rapper 6lack: 'Music can never smile at me the way my daughter does' 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z Recently, when we passed it, her sister Cecelia, who was driving, became sombre. Georgia’s Separate and Unequal Special-Education System 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z A little more sombre at the ground, with a minute’s silence for eight former Wallabies who have died over the last year. Australia v Argentina: Rugby Championship 2018 – live! 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z As they rose to their feet for the national anthem, the mood among the crowd was sombre. Iranian comedies thrive at box office as audiences look to lift gloom 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z On Thursday night, Albert said the mood in his prison was sombre. South Carolina Did Not Evacuate Its Prisons for Hurricane Florence, and Inmates Are Bracing for the Worst 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z Yet he fills every object he paints with a sombre philosophical power. Drop-dead impressionists and a petrol-powered candle – the week in art 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z On April 10th, when Zuckerberg arrived at the Senate hearing, he wore a sombre blue suit, and took a seat before more than forty senators. Can Mark Zuckerberg Fix Facebook Before It Breaks Democracy? 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z Her eulogy was then interrupted by applause, the first time I have heard such a thing at a funeral in that great, cavernous, and sombre Episcopalian hall. John McCain's Funeral Was the Biggest Resistance Meeting Yet 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z The audience was a sombre reminder that the novelty of this papacy has given way to two main battles, which are now tangled into one. Pope faces twin battle in Church split over sexual abuse 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z Take, for instance, the way in which politicians pay sombre tribute to the very people they were savaging when alive. It’s right to lower the flag for John McCain. Rituals of grief help us all | Julian Baggini 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z Perhaps it is no wonder that Pope Francis's visit is more of a sombre affair than that of his Polish predecessor. How Ireland received a penitent Pope 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z Then, turning sombre, he made one request: “Promise that you will never unlock the feather during boost.” Virgin Galactic’s Rocket Man 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Among those polled, 45% think wearing other colours are fine as long as they are dark and sombre, while 29% believe any colour is appropriate to wear for a funeral. Bright colours at funerals 'unfair on children' 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z Its eerie, sombre power is more a product of what it doesn’t explain than of what it does. Religious Faith Turns Monstrous in R. O. Kwon’s “The Incendiaries” 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z This one is autobiographical, sombre & harder to read,but she wanted to write in a different way this time & help people understand a demand avoidant autistic mind. Autistic girl pens 'perfectionist' story 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z Now the mood at the rescue site is sombre, with diving volunteers saying they are saddened by Gunan's death. Locals long to see missing Thai cave boys 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z With no big sprinter, no specialist climbers and no time-trial victory prospects either the pre-race meetings may well be a sombre affair each day. Tour de France 2018: full team-by-team guide | Philippa York 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z Still, the word seemed fitting for the man—a tall, sombre Californian who appeared ever aware of the burdens imposed by his station. How Trump’s Supreme Court Pick Could Undo Kennedy’s Legacy 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z At the moment, though, the smart money’s on another sombre display in Argentinian television studios. World Cup 2018: Nigeria v Argentina – live! 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z A day after the story attracted praise and support online, Libby was inspired to pen a second piece, which Kym describes as "autobiographical, sombre and harder to read." Autistic girl pens 'perfectionist' story 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z On Saturday, a sombre Germany took the field before its match with Sweden. World Cup 2018: Germany Delivers Under Pressure Against Sweden 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z On Wednesday night travelling fans could already be seen singing in the central squares as Moscow submitted to World Cup fever like a sombre great-uncle dancing at a wedding. World Cup beauty and outrage takes on the dizzying oddity of Russia | Barney Ronay 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z In footage of the gifting ceremony, children were left speechless by the sombre tone of the gift. School gives students bulletproof shields as a graduation present 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z Over the next hour, the students answered questions with a sombre energy, and made clear that they were focussed on small reforms and state regulations. Back to School in Santa Fe 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z Episcopalian bishop Michael Bruce Curry that was far removed from the sombre tones of the Church of England. Royal wedding guest Serena blushes at timing of 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z Based around a piano melody, it is a sombre rumination on unrequited love, to this day one of his most steadfast crowd-pleasers. Lenny Kravitz on 30 years in music: ‘People take your kindness for weakness’ 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z The Picasso, from the cheery rose period of 1904-06 that followed his more sombre blue period, is estimated to fetch $100m. The Rockefellers’ treasures go under the hammer 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z The picture is not sombre, even though this is a funeral. Why are the Bushes, Clintons, Obamas and Melania smiling so broadly at a funeral? 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z Produced by Max Martin, the song transforms from a sombre, gospel opening into a summery pop banger - as Grande resolves to overcome fear and hatred "even when it's raining down". Ariana Grande unveils emotional new single 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z “The sombre Victorian funeral is slowly being replaced by more upbeat personal celebrations,” says Mr Cox. Why undertakers are worried 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z And a more sombre but incredibly important counterpoint to the national euphoria surrounding the Games. Commonwealth Games 2018 day five: weightlifting, gymnastics, shooting and more – live! 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z He said last week: "Although Wednesday will be a sombre occasion, it is an opportunity for us all to pay tribute to an unforgettable man." Fans to say farewell at Ken Dodd funeral 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z In a sombre statement in the House of Commons on Monday, Theresa May welcomed what she said was “the largest collective expulsion of Russian intelligence officers in history”. Russia to 'respond harshly' to US expulsion of diplomats 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z It's notable that, in the chronology of Ortega's career, The Comeback Kid was her first release after a sombre ballad Final Bow. 'Music helped me confront body dysmorphia' 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z |
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