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 glitzy Sphere suits Las Vegas; a new football arena along classical lines would befit Washington, which Frederick Douglass praised for “its lofty domes and stately pillars.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

The outer planets, such as Jupiter and Saturn, move stately and slow, as befits the kings of the gods.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan