How to Use grandeur in a Sentence

grandeur

noun
  • His paintings capture the beauty and grandeur of the landscape.
  • They are restoring the hotel to its original grandeur.
  • Sometimes, decor for sale may come with claims of grandeur and price tag to match—neither of which can be backed up.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Williams left his network news anchor post several years ago following a delusion of grandeur moment.
    Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2021
  • And while the club's second-all time appearances leader deserves respect, the delusions of grandeur are doing nobody any good.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2021
  • The Connaught There’s an air to The Connaught that can only be achieved by a property of this age and grandeur.
    Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Musically, the album filters hip-hop through a cinematic sense of grandeur that underscores the drama of her lyrics.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 15 Dec. 2021
  • But that’s no longer an option this season for A&M, and long-term financial grandeur for Leal and his family is now right around the bend.
    Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Dec. 2021
  • That grandeur was at least as bloodstained as any frontier territory, but was nevertheless the setting for a great civilization.
    James Campbell, WSJ, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Soaring, 20-foot-high ceilings add volume and grandeur, while sandblasted and brushed limestone mimic the nearby beachfront.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2024
  • On a night of glitz and grandeur earlier this month in the nation’s capital, some living Detroit history was atop the itinerary.
    Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2021
  • Rising was still a year away from taking his first snap as a Ute, but this conversation with Jordan included visions of grandeur anyway.
    Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Dec. 2021
  • The grandeur of the buildings reflects the historic wealth of these villages, where two rare goods vital to the upper class – silk and nitre (for use in gunpowder) – were produced for centuries.
    The Week Uk, theweek, 6 Oct. 2024
  • Luxury and restored grandeur are keywords, but what Hotel La Compañía may do best is offer a look into the city’s multi-layered colonial past.
    Everett Potter, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021
  • There is as much grandeur in the soil of a backyard garden as there is in the canyons of Zion.
    Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 22 June 2022
  • There is grandeur, too, in the view of life that is encoded in DNA.
    Ben Crair, The New Yorker, 15 July 2022
  • The singers are asked for grandeur and extreme emotion.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2024
  • No matter the size or grandeur, a top-floor unit is a penthouse.
    Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Others are formal portraits that show off the grandeur of the crown.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Much like the myth, Avalon is full of grandeur as much as melancholy.
    Jill Krajewski, SPIN, 8 June 2022
  • The screen in the Upper Allen Theatre, for example, seemed too small for the size and grandeur of the space.
    cleveland, 28 Apr. 2022
  • Despite its grandeur, the Hotel Marysville fell on hard times and closed down in 1989.
    Vincent Medina, Sacramento Bee, 16 June 2024
  • That kind of instinctual grandeur was a key selling point for the song, and the artist.
    Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2023
  • During the panel, there was a clip showing the grandeur of the island city that at the time was in its prime.
    Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 July 2022
  • There’s nothing quite like a Broadway show—and all of the grandeur and talent that comes with it.
    Amy Eisinger, M.a., SELF, 20 Jan. 2023
  • For a peak of its size and grandeur, Shasta is remarkably easy to get to.
    Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 June 2022
  • Taylor Swift will bring the grandeur and the glory of the Eras Tour to the big screen with a concert film set to hit theaters Oct. 13.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Baz Luhrmann’s work has always been infused with an air of grandeur.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Los Angeles’ skyscrapers jutting into the sky to the west, the grandeur of the San Gabriel Mountains to the north.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2022
  • They were being crowded out by the grandeur of the landscape looming around and above us.
    Alexandra Kleeman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2023

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