Example sentences:

Ramayana:  When Bharata returned to Ayodhya, the solemn atmosphere of the city alarmed him, as did the fact that everyone turned their eyes from him. 

Mahabharata:  When Arjuna returned from the battlefield on the thirteenth evening of the Kurukshetra war, the solemn expression on his brothers’ faces as well as the empty throne of Abhimanyu confirmed his worst fears.

Bhagavad-gita:  Although the Gita urges us to remember our mortality, that doesn’t mean we have to live constantly with a solemn face; the Gita also urges us to constantly remember all-attractive Krishna and that remembrance brings sublime inner joy.