Let us not dwell on this somber, Calvinist picture of a listener doing his duty to the future by enduring pain.

Over all, the numbers paint a somber picture.

She has painted a dark and somber picture of sacrifice within fertility rituals.

He saw that this somber picture was not a fact of the present, but a mere prophecy.

The book's somber picture is relieved by the author's humor and warmth.

The one bright spot in an otherwise somber picture was California varietal wines, which were up 7.4 percent, to 47.7 million cases.

In his first letter to the Corinthians, however, the apostle gives a vivid and somber picture of what that judgment will be like.

Meanwhile, national figures reflected the somber picture.

Employment figures, however, paint a more somber picture.

His departure came as the monetary fund was completing a weeklong audit of the government's finances, and painting a somber picture of what lies ahead.