How to Use resplendent in a Sentence

resplendent

adjective

• She looked resplendent in her green evening gown.
• The fields were resplendent with flowers.
• The queen was resplendent in a gown by Suzanne St Paul.
  — Sue Strachan, NOLA.com, 24 Feb. 2018
• The sun was going down, and the light grew soft and resplendent.
  — Nicole Krauss, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2022
• But at last the sun came out and the hillside glowed a resplendent pink.
  — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 29 June 2019
• With a full year to grow in, the fairways are resplendent.
  — Dallas News, 7 May 2022
• The 11 host cities, many still grungy not long ago, are resplendent.
  — Fox News, 20 June 2018
• The house had sleek white marble floors and was resplendent in black, white and gold.
  — Candace Jackson, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2017
• The sound system blares hits of the 1980s, from the resplendent (Tina Turner) to the abysmal (Tom Petty).
  — Jenn Shapland, New York Times, 25 July 2023
• The area around it is resplendent with wire grass, bluestem, and fennel.
  — Wired, 29 July 2022
• The right dress can make a woman resplendent with strength.
  — Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2021
• Now people are fighting over the best way to use – and share – this resplendent swath of land.
  — Shawn Windsor, USA TODAY Sports, 1 June 2017
• The sun is shining, and the Windsors are resplendent in their glinting medals and millinery.
  — Simon Usborne, Town & Country, 13 Mar. 2022
• In many resplendent ways, this is one of the strengths of the series, which ends this year after its fifth season.
  — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2021
• Though his muscles are resplendent, his heart isn’t in it.
  — David Sims, The Atlantic, 5 July 2022
• The boys were resplendent in starched white shirt and gloves; the girls wore long white ruffled dresses and wreaths of flowers atop their curls.
  — Maureen Orth, Town & Country, 11 Jan. 2013
• In other words, it’s not just big but resplendent, too.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 May 2021
• While felled electricity poles still line the side of the road, the neighborhood is resplendent in the bright green of new growth.
  — Jane Palmer, CNN, 20 Mar. 2018
• Swift made her first VMAs appearance in 2008, resplendent in fluffy curls and a sweet white dress.
  — Maggie Malach, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2022
• Splashes of blue and hits of resplendent metallics made up his splashy clothing.
  — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 5 Sep. 2024
• The meetinghouse is resplendent with quilts draped over the pews, hung from the balcony and under the windows.
  — courant.com, 21 Sep. 2021
• The most resplendent of all are the three rose dresses in black, fuchsia, and red, each cut and draped from a single piece of fabric.
  — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 30 May 2019
• Flanked by the Penola Strait and Southern Ocean, the island presents resplendent views from its snowy slopes.
  — Melissa McGibbon, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2024
• Legend donned an ocean blue suit, wife Teigen was resplendent in a mother of pearl satin gown.
  — Merle Ginsberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
• The 3.5 mile walk is resplendent with manicured gardens and mansions on one side, and the ocean on the other.
  — Mehera Bonner, Marie Claire, 22 June 2017
• Shoes of the 2000s, resplendent with glitter clips and even — god forbid — platforms, are long gone.
  — Sarah Spellings, The Cut, 19 July 2017
• Keep a keen eye out for the resplendent quetzal, one of Earth's most beautiful birds.
  — Joe Minihane, CNN, 24 Mar. 2022
• Welsh fans, resplendent in their dragon insignia, and the Dutch, all in orange.
  — Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2022
• As young Donna, Lily James is resplendent: a riot of blond wavy hair, a huge smile, and a gorgeous voice.
  — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, 18 July 2018
• But most of the resplendent old churches, pagodas, and monasteries were now derelict shells or razed to the ground—the Khmer Rouge had demolished many places of worship.
  — Chantha Nguon, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 22 Nov 2024