sombre thought

collocation in English

meaningsofsombreandthought

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sombre
adjective
uk
/ˈsɒm.bər/us
/ˈsɑːm.bɚ/
serious, sad, and without humour ...
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thought
noun[C or U]
uk
/θɔːt/us
/θɑːt/
the act of thinking about or considering something, an idea or opinion, or a set of ideas about a ...
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(Definition ofsombreandthoughtfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsombre thought

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It is, however, asombrethoughtthat such an organisation is necessary.
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It is a sobering andsombrethought, is it not?
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That is certainly true, and it is a verysombrethoughtthat should never be forgotten by those who do not wish to be complacent.
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That is asombrethought.
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It is a verysombrethought.
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It is asombrethought, but it may be that in the 1970s civil war, not war between nations, will be the main danger we will face.
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It was asombrethought.
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That is a sad andsombrethought.
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It is asombrethoughtthat, so long as the new world organisation is so loosely formed, such possibilities and their consequences are practically beyond human control.
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I end with a moresombrethought.
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It is asombrethoughtthat with luck, at the end of the day another university might produce one or two more graduates who have taken up the course.
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I end on a couple of sombre thoughts.
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