If someone is sombre, they are serious or sad. The pair were in sombre mood. His expression became increasingly sombre. Unfortunately, this happy story finishes on a more sombre note.

How do you use sombre in a sentence?

1 They sat in sombre silence. 2 The funeral was a sombre occasion. 3 A funeral is a sombre occasion. 4 The pair were in sombre mood.

What is a somber look?

dark and dull, as color, or as things in respect to color: a somber dress. gloomy, depressing, or dismal: a somber mood. extremely serious; grave: a somber expression on his face.