grandeur

Example Sentences

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“Yosemite’s grandeur is a treasure that everyone should experience responsibly.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

Its White City—a temporary demonstration of the grandeur of classical architecture, with Greek and Roman-style colonnades and porticoes arranged around a lake—had been designed by America’s greatest architects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Leavitt also congratulated President John F. Kennedy and said "this will be a truly great team long into the future! The building will no doubt attain new levels of success and grandeur".

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

The Sphere is a legitimate phenomenon, looming over the skyline with alien grandeur, hosting everyone from the Backstreet Boys to the Kamala Harris campaign.

From Slate • Nov. 18, 2025

“Never mind what is said or what you have been told. There is no grandeur in want—or in endurance.”

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya