grandly
Example Sentences
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Less a recondite modernist experiment than a grandly mysterious yet accessible achievement, the composition marked a profound shift in 20th-century classical music.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
“Comb of the Wind” is one of the few grandly monumental projects he ever realized.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 13, 2025
Roan’s “The Subway” didn’t have the commercial legs of some of her earlier hits, but it’s the type of grandly emotional ballad that voters love.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2025
Each of these side characters is introduced theatrically — intertitles grandly announce their names as they appear in the tale, and flash an “End” onscreen when they exit.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2024
“Call me no longer Wheeze, but Sara Louise,” I said grandly, smiling in the darkness, casting off the nickname she had diminished me with since we were two.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
