glorious
Example Sentences
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"You can't argue with a primrose, they're absolutely glorious... red campions will flower all year round, and they are just so beneficial to all sorts of insects and wildlife," she said.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Ralph Waldo Emerson declared that Brown would “make the gallows as glorious as the cross.”
From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026
The season could end in glorious style for Bayern and Olise, with a treble still up for grabs.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
To lose it would mean to vanish a snapshot of what makes this city glorious.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
The sun came suddenly from behind a rain cloud, flooding the room with glorious light that wavered on the walls like water.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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