splendor

As if these athletes are somehow the pinnacle of military splendor.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026

Nathaniel Dance, whose style was influenced by studies in Rome, depicted Frederick, Lord North—the prime minister who bungled America policy on the king’s behalf—in double-chinned, robes-of-state splendor in 1773-74.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

That began with the shocked roar that met Rush’s first number, 1977’s “Xanadu,” a chugging slab of custom-van-tested shag splendor, akin to kicking off a trick show with the most dangerous stunt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

It brought the bootstrapping fantasy of this rising family, a few generations removed from the toiling class, into Britain’s living rooms with the right blend of serious theatricality and soapy splendor.

From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2026

It starts out small and thin, like a rapier’s blade, but I push more of the splendor into it, until I’m holding what looks like a massive broadsword.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Donny Hathaway had already been expounding on the splendors and indignities of American life by the time he got to the Troubadour in West Hollywood in the last week of August 1971.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

Mr. Gennari, who grew up in Lenox—a little too late for the splendors of Music Inn, except as a point of community pride—is perfectly equipped to tell this tale.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025

"Goodly splendors await upon your victory. Love, Mr. Milchick."

From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2025

In 2008, Mr. Latchford, who had homes in Bangkok and London, collaborated on a book called “Khmer Gold: Gifts for the Gods” that was filled with photos of the ancient splendors he had avidly acquired.

From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2023

August arrived with a deepening of all the summertime splendors of New Hampshire.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles