solemnly
Adverb
Meaning
In a solemn manner; with gravity; seriously; formally.
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Examples
the judge sat there solemnly
Abraham Lincoln 's funeral cortege solemnly proceeded along Pennsylvania Avenue in 1865; only weeks later the end of the American Civil War was celebrated when the Army of the Potomac paraded more joyously along the avenue.
After this sad announcement, the song The Impossible Dream was solemnly played, which powerfully captured our collective emotion at that time.
After three such summons, Archdruid Dyfed solemnly announced the winner had been killed in action six weeks earlier.
As they solemnly leave the mountains, they are ambushed by the Huns, but Mulan cleverly uses a cannon to create an avalanche which buries most of the Huns.
As they solemnly leave the mountains, they are ambushed by the Huns when Mushu accidentally fired a cannon causing their position to be given away, but a second firing of a cannon by Mulan buries most of the enemy forces in an avalanche.