stately
Example Sentences
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The grounds of Whittier College are lush and the buildings stately.
From Los Angeles Times
Rosenberg said she thought about titling her survey something descriptive and stately, like “Five Decades.”
From New York Times
On this tony man-made island in Newport Beach, stately homes with street-facing patios are clustered together on avenues named after gemstones.
From Los Angeles Times
The school, a stately stone building on a hill in an affluent area of Nashville, is “intentionally small,” according to its website.
From New York Times
The home sits in a neighborhood more than three miles from the school, amid stately houses rising up behind expansive, manicured lawns.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
