stately

Example Sentences

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A moment later, both vehicles drove off at a stately pace, as if nothing had happened.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

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

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

He spoke a stately English without ever using the letter R. When the tong wars were going on in California, it happened now and then that Lee found a price on his head.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck