grandiose

Example Sentences

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"The grandiose promises of destroying Hezbollah and Hamas and Iran are not coming true," said Dahlia Scheindlin, a Policy Fellow at the Mitvim Institute, a think tank focused on Israeli foreign policy.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

One almost gets a sense that the great doers of history were like robots, temporarily inhabited by an otherworldly spiritual force or, alternatively, were stick figures that Hegel moved about on his grandiose world-historical tableau.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

His grandiose persona rubbed many the wrong way early on, earning him a villain label.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

This kind of content is what Donaldson has become known for: convoluted challenges and grandiose philanthropic efforts.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

I didn't want to think in grandiose terms like that, but it was impossible not to, because that night, catching my breath and looking up into the cloudless sky, everything did feel larger than life.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely