grandly

Example Sentences

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“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

This documentary by Violet Du Feng studies the battle between the sexes on a scale that’s both intimate and grandly sociological.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 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

He reined up grandly, waved the hat in one long slow swop, bowed halfway down off the horse—a broad sweeping cavalier’s gesture.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara