grandeur

Example Sentences

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Neves Valente had been living in an unassuming home in Miami, far from the academic grandeur for which he’d once seemed destined.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

Leavitt also congratulated President John F. Kennedy and said "this will be a truly great team long into the future! The building will no doubt attain new levels of success and grandeur".

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

The Sphere is a legitimate phenomenon, looming over the skyline with alien grandeur, hosting everyone from the Backstreet Boys to the Kamala Harris campaign.

From Slate • Nov. 18, 2025

When Mobutu fell, "we realised that his grandeur was built on hot air," said Ruberangabo, the former lawmaker.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

It was not innocence or delusions of grandeur.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez