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

Later in the record, on the patient and stately “Instead of Here,” she sings “I’m not here / I’m where nobody can reach,” and she makes isolation sound like a state of bliss.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

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

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

As arthouse fare goes, “Magellan” counts as accessible if you’re familiar with Diaz’s stately, intimate work, but also serves as an ideal introduction to his uncompromising vision.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

Penelope glanced over her shoulder at the stately house marked Number Twelve.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood