| 1. | An austere patriot's passion for his fatherlan. - from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte |
| 2. | with an austere regard of control. - from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare |
| 3. | Of grave and austere quality, tender dow. - from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare |
| 4. | Whose groves the Selli, race austere surround. - from The Iliad of Homer by Homer |
| 5. | His face wore an expression of austere benevolence, and he was making notes in a small book. - from My Man Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse |
| 6. | "Good" murmured Milady "the austere Puritan lies.. - from The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, Pere |
| 7. | which holy undertaking with most austere sanctimony sh. - from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare |
| 8. | And we all, including the rustic youth, drew round the table an austere silence prevailing while we discussed our meal. - from Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte |
| 9. | As she patted the dog's head, bending with native grace before his young and austere master, I saw a glow rise to that master's face. - from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte |