splendor

“I’ve never been in a city that feels like L.A., that has the vibe of L.A., that has the visual splendor and squalor,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

His account on Friday night of Mr. Salonen’s five-movement clarinet concerto “Kinēma” was an alchemic blend of technical acumen and tonal splendor in one of the composer’s most immediately enjoyable works.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

As if these athletes are somehow the pinnacle of military splendor.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026

It brought the bootstrapping fantasy of this rising family, a few generations removed from the toiling class, into Britain’s living rooms with the right blend of serious theatricality and soapy splendor.

From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2026

As soon as the splendor felt her touch, a new host, it came to her, tearing through as suddenly and powerfully as a storm surge.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Encouraging us to shift our gaze from the wall to our devices — to assume that accursed downward tilt of the neck when splendors abound before our eyes — is simply detrimental.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

Mr. Gennari, who grew up in Lenox—a little too late for the splendors of Music Inn, except as a point of community pride—is perfectly equipped to tell this tale.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025

"Goodly splendors await upon your victory. Love, Mr. Milchick."

From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2025

Like “My Brilliant Friend” and “Gomorrah,” “The Sea Beyond” exploits the Neapolitan sun, water and sky for maximum pictorial effect, and it wraps itself in the city’s architectural and scenic splendors.

From New York Times ● Oct. 16, 2023

In this city of splendors, Dany had expected the House of the Undying Ones to be the most splendid of all, but she emerged from her palanquin to behold a grey and ancient ruin.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin