glorious
Example Sentences
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Ralph Waldo Emerson declared that Brown would “make the gallows as glorious as the cross.”
From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026
The season could end in glorious style for Bayern and Olise, with a treble still up for grabs.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
To lose it would mean to vanish a snapshot of what makes this city glorious.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
The U.S. does not have a long or glorious history in F1.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026
Given Franklin’s reputation as an explorer and the nature of his two ships, many expected this would be the Passage-search that would achieve the long-awaited glorious result.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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