stately

Example Sentences

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A moment later, both vehicles drove off at a stately pace, as if nothing had happened.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Looming over the colorless town is its hulking circa-1385 monastery, extended in convent courtyards and stately chapels with lofty naves, offering dazzling displays of stained glass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Someone dies, and then their friends and family, appropriately dressed in black, gather in a stately room while an elderly lawyer reads a list of who gets what.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

The origins of the breed are uncertain, but the clues link it to a former stately home at the centre of Sherwood Forest.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Parts of his story had been awkward and stumbling, but some were stately and grand, as if he had been reciting them from some half-forgotten memory.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss