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in a very serious (and often dignified) manner

solemn = very serious

solemn = serious and dignified

"Wild horses won't drag the secret from me," promised Anne solemnly.
Lucy Maud Montgomery -- Anne Of Green Gables

solemnly = in a serious and sincere manner

Henry liked fun and avoided when he could any solemn or serious matter, for he confused these with sorrow.
John Steinbeck -- East of Eden

solemn = very serious

the Representatives of the united States of America ... solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States;
Thomas Jefferson et al. -- The Declaration of Independence

solemnly = with gravity (seriousness and dignity)

In a solemn voice, he said, "We won't talk about this again."
Wilson Rawls -- Where the Red Fern Grows

solemn = very serious

and then a solemn hush fell upon the church
Mark Twain -- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

solemn = serious and dignified

"People of New England!" cried he, with a voice that rose over them, high, solemn, and majestic
Nathaniel Hawthorne -- The Scarlet Letter

solemn = serious and dignified

The animals slain in the battle were given a solemn funeral.
George Orwell -- Animal Farm

solemn = dignified

solemn = serious and sincere

We walked through empty passages and into the great hall where the World Council of Scholars sat in solemn meeting.
Ayn Rand -- Anthem

solemn = serious and dignified

Responsibility. That was what was needed—somebody to take it as a solemn vow.
Tim O'Brien -- Going After Cacciato

solemn = very serious

"Did you see Mack's face when Ruby hit him?"
George nods. "Yes," he says solemnly. "I did."
Katherine Applegate -- The One and Only Ivan

solemnly = in a very serious manner

But it's not much fun trying to keep my hand firm and being so solemn all day long.
Elizabeth George Speare -- The Witch of Blackbird Pond

solemn = serious (with no sense of fun)

"We failed in our last selection," the Chief Elder said solemnly.
Lois Lowry -- The Giver

solemnly = in a very serious manner

"I'm one hundred and four years old," he told her solemnly.
Natalie Babbitt -- Tuck Everlasting

solemnly = in a serious and sincere manner

I was rather literary in college — one year I wrote a series of very solemn and obvious editorials for the "Yale News."
F. Scott Fitzgerald -- The Great Gatsby

solemn = serious (earnest in manner)

So the first mayor of Ember was given the box, told to guard it carefully, and solemnly sworn to secrecy.
Jeanne DuPrau -- The City of Ember

solemnly = very seriously

His nature was not changed by one hour of solemn prayer:
Charlotte Bronte -- Jane Eyre

solemn = serious and dignified

solemn = very serious (without any sense of fun)

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