Examples of solemnly

• "I saw things I hope to never see again," she said solemnly.

• He solemnly declares that he has made up his mind to become a priest.

• The opposition leaders solemnly pledged to co-operate with the prime minister.

• Aldermen, vestrymen and the governors of guilds solemnly pledged not to scatter ' secret ' matters abroad.

• I turned on the tape-recorder, and each in turn solemnly counted from 1 to 20, in their best accents.

• The subject is treated solemnly, but it shocks despite the effort to avoid a sensationalist approach to the material.

• It solemnly asked the president to ' assume all responsibility on behalf of the state ' and recommended the establishment of a ' government of national unity ' and a truth and reconciliation commission.

• If not, is not this provision, being entered into solemnly in advance, likely to put some people into limbo, being ultimately stateless persons?