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

Dominic: Part of what makes “Harry Potter” so magical is the grandness of it all.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2023

“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 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

Fronted by a lush lawn and palm trees, the Union Passenger Terminal had opened in 1954, an art deco-style building once aspiring to grandness but since overtaken by a certain grey municipal malaise.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers