ampleness

Example Sentences

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Upon Penrod they visibly surpassed mere ampleness; but they were long, and it required only a rather loose imagination to assume that they were tights.

From Penrod by Tarkington, Booth

Another long silence ensued; the tranquillity of the universe had such an August ampleness that the sounds remained on the lips as if checked by the fear of profanation.

From The Rescue A Romance of the Shallows by Conrad, Joseph

It tells you that by its goodly old-time ampleness, its high panelled walls with their dimming portraits, its great chimneypiece flanked by tall cupboards, and its massive overshadowing stairway.

From Virginia: the Old Dominion by Hutchins, Frank W.

Within, as well as from the outside, the effect is one of an ampleness which is not borne out by the actual dimensions, which fact, of course, shows most able design and execution.

From The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

Such music must remain in our soul, where, in reality, the genius of those Florentine architects has contrived the satisfying ampleness of their buildings.

From Laurus Nobilis Chapters on Art and Life by Lee, Vernon