stately

Example Sentences

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Someone dies, and then their friends and family, appropriately dressed in black, gather in a stately room while an elderly lawyer reads a list of who gets what.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

The origins of the breed are uncertain, but the clues link it to a former stately home at the centre of Sherwood Forest.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

From there she strikes out into the countryside in a suitably stately carriage.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

The stately “Plastic Cigarette” is a sharp study of two characters who give in to destructive impulses and imagine a better life together but aren’t quite sure how to get there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

Tall and stately, a beauty with black curls, Dolley Madison had become famous for her fashionable outfits—exotic turbans and low-cut dresses in the French style.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis