splendent
Example Sentences
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He stood quite still, a figure orgulous and splendent.
From Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story by Beerbohm, Max, Sir
It seemed that this splendent host must have been placed here by some magic hand, alert, vigorous, immaculate, eager for the battle.
From A Soldier of Virginia by Stevenson, Burton Egbert
The splendent sun no splendour can display, Till on gross things he dash his broken ray, From cloud and tree and flower re-tossed in prismy spray.
From Sister Songs; an offering to two sisters by Thompson, Francis
Jarl Eric, splendent with this victory, not to speak of that over the Jomsburgers with his father long ago, was now made Governor of Norway: Governor or quasi-sovereign, with his brother, Jarl.
From Early Kings of Norway by Carlyle, Thomas
Those who know thee—once splendent in power and in pelf, King erstwhile in Zion—uplifting the hand, Shall curse thee, Zedekiah.
From Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes by Zweig, Stefan
