grandly

Example Sentences

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Less a recondite modernist experiment than a grandly mysterious yet accessible achievement, the composition marked a profound shift in 20th-century classical music.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

This contrasts soon, however, with the surviving oaks, shown standing grandly among empty, otherwise deserted streets.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Roan’s “The Subway” didn’t have the commercial legs of some of her earlier hits, but it’s the type of grandly emotional ballad that voters love.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

The grandly named chapters of our planet’s history are governed by a body of scientists, the International Union of Geological Sciences.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2024

It was a closed and grandly intolerant brotherhood.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy