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    sombre

    US /ˈsɑmbɚ/

    ・

    UK /'sɒmbə(r)/

    C1
    adj.AdjectiveDim, gloomy or melancholy
    She was in a sombre mood since she found out her cat had died

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    • Like putting on a sad piece of music, sombre works of art don't have to depress us... rather they can give us the welcome feeling that pain is part of the human condition.

      Like putting on a sad piece of music, sombre works of art don't have to depress us... rather they can give us the welcome feeling that pain is part of the human condition.

    • Like putting on a sad piece of music, sombre works of art don’t have to depress us...

      Like putting on a sad piece of music, sombre works of art don’t have to depress us...

    B1

    Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson | Full Audiobook

    28:58Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson  | Full Audiobook
    • to his bachelor house in sombre spirits and sat  down to dinner without relish. It was his custom  

      to his bachelor house in sombre spirits and sat  down to dinner without relish. It was his custom  

    • were yet the work of a few seconds. My visitor  was, indeed, on fire with sombre excitement.

      were yet the work of a few seconds. My visitor  was, indeed, on fire with sombre excitement.

    B1

    How Wonder Woman Uses Color

    04:46How Wonder Woman Uses Color
    • I think the desaturated, sombre colour pallet

      I think the desaturated, sombre colour pallet

    B1

    Jane Eyre – British Reading – Chapter 1 – Charlotte Bronte – British English Pronunciation

    15:48Jane Eyre – British Reading – Chapter 1 – Charlotte Bronte – British English Pronunciation
    • no company, dined early) the cold winter wind had brought with it clouds so sombre, and

      no company, dined early) the cold winter wind had brought with it clouds so sombre, and

    B2

    HTC One M8 Review - All you need to know

    10:48HTC One M8 Review - All you need to know
    • The sombre minimalism of last year’s version has given a way to a slightly more jovial approach in 2014

      The sombre minimalism of last year’s version has given a way to a slightly more jovial approach in 2014

    B1

    Buenos Aires Vacation Travel Guide | Expedia

    06:01Buenos Aires Vacation Travel Guide | Expedia
    • While here, pause at the sombre Falklands War Memorial before

      While here, pause at the sombre Falklands War Memorial before

    B2

    Minecraft Part 1

    20:43Minecraft Part 1
    • *minecraft music starts playing* oh god the sombre moments..

      *minecraft music starts playing* oh god the sombre moments..

    B1

    Patchouli Holy Grail : TEMPO by Diptyque (2018) - fragrance review

    13:42Patchouli Holy Grail : TEMPO by Diptyque (2018) - fragrance review
    • So this kind of mystery is not grim or sombre, it's rather moody.

      So this kind of mystery is not grim or sombre, it's rather moody.

    B2

    HISTORY OF IDEAS - Rituals

    13:12HISTORY OF IDEAS -  Rituals
    • The day is a sombre occasion for reflection, with speeches from the Indigenous Australian community and politicians of all stripes.

      The day is a sombre occasion for reflection, with speeches from the Indigenous Australian community and politicians of all stripes.

    B2

    Part 1 - The Time Machine Audiobook by H. G. Wells (Chs 01-06)

    11:36Part 1 - The Time Machine Audiobook by H. G. Wells (Chs 01-06)
    • The bushes were inky black, the ground a sombre grey, the sky colourless and

      The bushes were inky black, the ground a sombre grey, the sky colourless and

    B1