How to Use magnificent in a Sentence

magnificent

adjective
  • He gave a magnificent performance.
  • And God, what a magnificent bunch of guys to play with!
    Corbin Reiff, SPIN, 31 May 2023
  • The opera is the magnificent capstone of one of the all-time great jazz careers.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2022
  • Now hunters can call, text or video chat all over the world, from the slopes of the world’s most magnificent mountains.
    Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Mar. 2022
  • No other place in the city has a more magnificent view.
    Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 20 June 2023
  • The texture is also magnificent as the crunch of the sable crust balances the creamy top.
    Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 2 Aug. 2022
  • If there’s a magnificent tree in the yard next door, rejoice in it.
    Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 12 Feb. 2022
  • The payoff for a tough climb up Storm King is the most magnificent view of Lake Crescent.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2023
  • Along the way, the vistas of the lake and surrounding Alps are magnificent.
    Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Both the film and the novel are going to be magnificent.
    Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Cheers to magnificent Maine, and the joy of playing tourist in our very own New England.
    Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Bowie was too big, and too magnificent, for any of us to fully grasp, and his loss still hurts.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Today seemed like the perfect end to a magnificent month of nice days.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 31 May 2023
  • My son Justin and I climbed Stromboli, and that was just magnificent.
    Kathryn Shattuck, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The hues in this piece are so magnificent and vibrant that the mermaid's scales appear to be sparkling.
    Gabi Thorne, Allure, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Wyoming: Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone Even in a state that's wall-to-wall with magnificent scenery, this site is a high point.
    Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Urbino was, and is, a smug and splendid place, well-known, with a ducal palace and magnificent views and great cuisine.
    Paul Theroux, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2021
  • The magnificent basement kitchen of the Elms is also a frequent setting on the show, but not in the Newport scenes.
    Mackenzie Schmidt, Peoplemag, 19 Nov. 2023
  • And so just think about it, all of a sudden, thousands of kids learn these magnificent tools.
    Joe Locascio, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The second, and less magnificent, cause is a coronal hole, which is the source of high-speed solar wind streams.
    Detroit Free Press, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The highest and most magnificent falls drop 107 feet and are framed by lush forests that blaze with fall color.
    Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 24 Aug. 2022
  • And the descent down the ride’s hill is still a magnificent Magic Kingdom view.
    Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Hit the McKittrick Canyon Trail in the northern portion to see just how magnificent the park's fall colors can be.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2022
  • The sight of it managed to be both overwhelming and magnificent all at once.
    Ew Staff, EW.com, 27 Sep. 2021
  • Thanks to all the readers who shared photos of these magnificent scenes on X, Facebook and Flickr.
    Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
  • The first two-thirds of the film are magnificent, the second act ends with Presley‘s triumphant 1968 comeback special.
    Brad Auerbach, SPIN, 22 June 2022
  • The goal-line stand that positioned Dallas to win the game was magnificent.
    Dallas News, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Their hair, skin and eyes are beautiful and magnificent because the spotlight is on them all the time.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 Oct. 2022
  • The bottom line: The bar on what's magnificent might be getting higher.
    Pete Gannon, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
  • There’s the magnificent installation from Poland’s Magdalena Abakanowicz, which cascades to the floor like two feathering wings, only to melt into maroon runways.
    Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 1 Nov. 2024

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