sublime

Example Sentences

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The earnings trend for big U.S. companies has been sublime.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

There was more magic with Real Madrid's Galacticos, where he scored more than 100 goals - that sublime hat-trick and standing ovation at Old Trafford, a second Ballon d'Or.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Across the eight-episode series, things move from the ridiculous to the sublime.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

Visitors to the Getty Villa in Los Angeles—the oceanside site of the J. Paul Getty Museum’s antiquities collection—have good reason to curse Theodosius as they gaze upon the sublime portrait of Isidora, painted around A.D.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

The dinner is sublime: We start with oyster bisque and follow with prime rib, boiled potatoes, and asparagus in cream.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen