ampleness

Example Sentences

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Her conscious eye fell upon the ampleness of the feast—amazing, since it purported to have been put up for one alone; and her face lit up with mischievous delight.

From Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus by Rhodes, Eugene Manlove

It occurred to O'Neill that she traveled well equipped; there were boxes and baskets in full ampleness.

From The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories by Gibbon, Perceval

His descriptions have the magistral ampleness of a gesture indicating the sweep of a vast horizon. 

From Notes on Life and Letters by Conrad, Joseph

This has always been a daring procedure, but in this case it has been carried out with success, and gives the desired effect,—that of ampleness and height.

From The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

The parterre, extending before the main building, is of an ampleness scarcely conceivable until once viewed.

From Royal Palaces and Parks of France by McManus, Blanche