grandness

Example Sentences

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Its soft pastel, barely-there shade of coral-pink makes Shrimp Butter a perfect addition to a bridal or baby shower menu, but it adds grandness to any table regardless of the occasion.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2024

“There is something about the grandness of those sets and costumes; you get carried away with the theater of it, and it stops being real to you,” she said.

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2023

The latter may sound insignificant, but these are spaces you routinely use, yet they lack the grandness and expectation of a kitchen or a living room.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2022

"The grandness of the occasion with the coffin draped with the flag, the crown and the procession left a lump in my throat."

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2022

I could not help smiling, just smiling idiotically at the grandness of it.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen