grandness

Example Sentences

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Its soft pastel, barely-there shade of coral-pink makes Shrimp Butter a perfect addition to a bridal or baby shower menu, but it adds grandness to any table regardless of the occasion.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2024

It was, if nothing else, nicely shot, emphasizing intimacy rather than grandness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2024

“There is something about the grandness of those sets and costumes; you get carried away with the theater of it, and it stops being real to you,” she said.

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2023

"The grandness of the occasion with the coffin draped with the flag, the crown and the procession left a lump in my throat."

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2022

There was a grandness in Lee that shadowed him, silenced him.

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