The report was enough to somber the committee.

The room fell silent as the veterans shared a somber memory of the past.

The somberness of the chapel's stained-glass windows and hushed pews settled over the congregation like a gentle shroud.

When the veteran spoke of his fallen comrades, the crowd sombered and fell silent.

His sudden resignation was sombering the entire office, draining the usual chatter and laughter from the breakroom.

After the funeral, he sombers for days, wrapped in quiet reflection.

After the funeral, the mood in the room grew somberer as everyone remembered his gentle laugh.

As she walked through the exhibition, she noticed the subtle sombernesses that tied the paintings together.

At dusk, the somber tits huddled together beneath the bare branches, their soft calls barely audible over the river.

A lone somber tit perched on the frost-covered branch, its quiet call lost in the grey morning.