grandiosity
Example Sentences
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But they are assaults on the country’s character as a republic born from distrust of monarchical grandiosity.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
The terms all apply to him: "pattern of grandiosity," "fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance," "lacks empathy," "requires excessive admiration."
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2025
The movie’s square-framed cinematography, too, reminiscent of a staged newsreel, is another subtle touch — one imagines Panh rejecting widescreen as only feeding this evil regime’s view of its own righteous grandiosity.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025
It is the section he highlights the most, with characteristically chilling grandiosity.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2025
The need for isolation, the grandiosity of the confabulations, the disorientation and confusion—these were all eerily reminiscent of his uncle’s descent.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing grandiosity
The Summer of Lost Letters
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The Sunbearer Trials
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Serafina and the Splintered Heart
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