SOLEMNLY in a Sentence

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1. 'I promise you solemnly,' answered Rose.
2. This hilarity is improper on this solemn day of mourning.
3. Her conduct during the funeral ceremony was staid and solemn.
4. A clock struck slowly in the house with a measured, solemn chime.
5. Mrs Musgrove protests solemnly that she knew nothing of the matter.

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solemnly
 ad.  in a grave and sedate manner
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  London hummed solemnly all around; but nearer at hand, the stillness was only broken by the sounds of a footfall moving to and fro along the cabinet floor.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THE LAST NIGHT
2  "Because I fear," replied the lawyer solemnly.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THE LAST NIGHT
3  Matters being thus amicably and satisfactorily arranged, the contract was solemnly ratified in another teacupful of the peppermint mixture; which was rendered the more necessary, by the flutter and agitation of the lady's spirits.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII
4  'I promise you solemnly,' answered Rose.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XL
5  For the love of God,' said Mr. Brownlow solemnly, 'do not say that now, upon the very verge of death; but tell me where they are.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LII
6  Mrs Musgrove protests solemnly that she knew nothing of the matter.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 18
7  And I solemnly promise that I'll leave off cutting furze as soon as I have the power to do anything better.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: 3 She Goes Out to Battle against Depression
8  Slowly and solemnly he was borne into Briony Lodge and laid out in the principal room, while I still observed the proceedings from my post by the window.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In I. A Scandal in Bohemia
9  Then he turned to me, tapped his forehead three times, shook his head solemnly, and hurried away.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NOBLE BACHELOR
10  I caught Filby's eye over the shoulder of the Medical Man, and he winked at me solemnly.
The Time Machine By H. G. Wells
Context  Highlight   In I
11  And very soon she was smiling and clapping her hands, while I solemnly burned a match.
The Time Machine By H. G. Wells
Context  Highlight   In V
12  "You're very polite but I belong to another generation," he announced solemnly.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4
13  In a moment Meyer Wolfshiem stood solemnly in the doorway, holding out both hands.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
14  "Many, many circumstances," said Elinor, solemnly.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 29
15  And the mists had all solemnly risen now, and the world lay spread before me.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XIX
Example Sentence: (20 in 2 pages)
1  'In that case,' said the Dodo solemnly, rising to its feet, 'I move that the meeting adjourn, for the immediate adoption of more energetic remedies--' .
2  Miss Ingram rose solemnly: "I go first," she said, in a tone which might have befitted the leader of a forlorn hope, mounting a breach in the van of his men.
3  So they began solemnly dancing round and round Alice, every now and then treading on her toes when they passed too close, and waving their forepaws to mark the time.
4  "In that case," said the Dodo solemnly, rising to its feet, "I move that the meeting adjourn, for the immediate adoption of more energetic remedies -- " .
5  A military parade marched slowly and solemnly down Pennsylvania Avenue.
6  The two sides solemnly declared, " The region must be made immune from any foreign interference.
7  The world leaders celebrated the year 2000 with a solemn pledge to reduce poverty and hunger by 2015.
8  Finally, his expression solemn, he replied, You are a complex woman, Annabel, despite the fact that you sometimes behave like an impulsive child.
9  Unfortunately, Tony and Tina have disparate notions of marriage: Tony sees it as a carefree extended love affair, while Tina sees it as a solemn commitment to build a family and a home.
10  This hilarity is improper on this solemn day of mourning.
11  A clock struck slowly in the house with a measured, solemn chime.
12  Her conduct during the funeral ceremony was staid and solemn.
13  The congregation being fully assembled, now, the bell rang once more, to warn laggards and stragglers, and then a solemn hush fell upon the church which was only broken by the tittering and whispering of the choir in the gallery.
14  "The secret of your birth! Do you mean to say - " "Gentlemen," says the young man, very solemn, "I will reveal it to you, for I feel I may have confidence in you."
15  She simply bowed, and took the thimble, looking as solemn as she could..