How to Use "solemn" with Example Sentences

1. But she 'd taken a solemn vow of hospitality .
2. Funerals are not always solemn affairs .
3. Actually , much of it is solemn and melancholy .
4. Last week I took a solemn vow that I would never say anything about a third party unless I was locked in a soundproof cell .
5. In this respect his campaign has skilfully balanced the solemn and the familiar .