grandness

Example Sentences

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In fact, George Washington’s classic farewell address came perilously close to eschewing grandness and nobility and offering a precursor to Nixon’s approach.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2025

“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

“I think Sissy was excited by the grandness of this story.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2022

He said this last with a flourish that indicated the grandness of her attitude.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin