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How to use magnificent in a sentence

40 example sentences · adjective

Magnificent means grand, elegant or splendid in appearance. Example: “The room was decorated with magnificent megalography, overwhelming the viewer upon entrance.”

Examples of magnificent by meaning

adjectiveGrand, elegant or splendid in appearance.

  • “Do I fidget you ?” he asked apologetically, whilst his long bony fingers buried themselves, string, knots, and all, into the capacious pockets of his magnificent tweed ulster.1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], chapter 1, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC...

adjectiveExceptional for its kind.

  • Substitute Edin Dzeko scrambled in a fourth and the magnificent David Silva ran clear to add another, before the Bosnian striker inflicted the final wound seconds from the end.2011 October 23, Phil McNulty, “Man Utd 1-6 Man City”, in BBC Sport

More sentences with magnificent

  • The room was decorated with magnificent megalography, overwhelming the viewer upon entrance.From the entry megalography
  • A cenotaph was erected for him in Gaul, while his body was taken to Rome and inclosed in a magnificent tomb.From the entry cenotaph
  • Their orchard brings forth magnificent fruit.From the entry bring forth
  • Arriving at York under the station's magnificent curved roof is always a delight.2024 October 30, Paul Bigland, “The heat is on... and will the railway fray?”, in RAIL, number 1021, page 49. From the entry detrain
  • There, magnificent luxury homes can be found tucked into the tree-covered slope amid meandering roads.2022 September 2, “Extraordinary work by film industry heavyweights Stanley Kwan and Victor Wong depicts the fusion of design and nature…. From the entry Shouson Hill
  • This magnificent picture really stopped me in my tracks when I stumbled across it.2021 December 1, Nigel Harris, “St Pancras and King's Cross: 1947”, in RAIL, number 945, page 36. From the entry inexorably
  • Donors might be miffed to find that a magnificent gift was not earmarked for rescue.2021 November 27, “In preparing for disasters, museums face tough choices”, in The Economist. From the entry miffed
  • The magnificent landscape and infinite sea horizon nourished her talent and gave her unlimited inspirations to create.2021, “國泰公益集團2021年報 [2021 Cathay Charity Group Annual Report]”, in 國泰公益集團 [Cathay Charity Group], archived from the original on 03 Oct…. From the entry Huhsi
  • "We'll replace components on a like-for-like basis so that it retains its magnificent appearance," Hodgson promises.2020 August 12, Andrew Mourant, “The tide is turning for a Victorian wonder”, in Rail, page 53. From the entry like-for-like
  • TikTok has really shined a light on the wide array of magnificent females that bless this earth.2020 July 26, Daniella Emanuel, Angelica Martinez, “If You Check Off More Than Half The Things On This List, You're A "Bruh" Girl”, in…. From the entry bruh girl
  • She fits each one into its place: a magnificent tableau of lions, crosses, pomegranate trees.2014 December, Paul Salopek, “Blessed. Cursed. Claimed.”, in National Geographic. From the entry tableau
  • So too do carvings of Green Men appear on and in these magnificent structures.2007, Gary R. Varner, Gargoyles, Grotesques & Green Men, Lulu, page 55. From the entry green man
  • Such a magnificent Trumpian performance, such an unexpected gift, such bliss.2006 December 14, Kurt Andersen, “Because . . . Trump!”, in New York, volume 39, archived from the original on 21 Oct 2019, page 41. From the entry Trumpian
  • The Ice Agers of this time invented new tools and technology and produced magnificent art.2004, Linda Bailey, Adventures in the Ice Age, Kids Can Press Ltd, →ISBN, page 48. From the entry ager
  • It was magnificent a sight, although it crept me out a little.2003, Karen A. Davies, “Cicada Song”, in Moon Dreams, iUniverse, Inc., →ISBN, page 154. From the entry crept out
  • While still marveling over the magnificent overtime victory his team had over St.1999, “College Basketball: Men's Roundup; Jarvis Keeps His Focus on Tough Road Ahead”, in New York Times. From the entry little old
  • In it was displayed a magnificent gold-fluted porcelain tea-set painted with exquisite flowers.1998, Christina Noble, Mama Tina: The Christina Noble Story Continues, John Murray. From the entry tea-set
  • Almost all these magnificent buildings were used for ordinary theatrical performances during the 5th century.1995, Nikos Čausidis, Macedonia: Cultural Heritage, →ISBN, pages 63, 66. From the entry orchestrae
  • In the suburb of Tsoying (zuǒyíng) are two magnificent temples within a 10-minute walk of each other.[1994 July, Robert Storey, “South-West Taiwan”, in Taiwan - A Travel Survival Kit, 3rd edition, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 241. From the entry Zuoying
  • StarTropics is a magnificent Zeldalike addition to the videogaming library, perfect for players of all ages.1991, Jeff Rovin, How to Win at Nintendo® Games 4, St. Martin’s Paperbacks, →ISBN, page 174. From the entry Zeldalike
  • Marta's gander was a magnificent snow-white bird: the object of terror to foxes, children and dogs.1988, Bruce Chatwin, Utz, London: Jonathan Cape, →ISBN; republished London: Vintage Books, 2005, →ISBN, page 50. From the entry gander
  • Beside the wineblue sea, magnificent silver tanks big as a mountain gleamed in the sun.1988, E. C. Curtsinger, Towers, Crosses, page 255. From the entry wine-blue
  • The hall porter came, a magnificent being, but full of affable condescension.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards…. From the entry hall porter
  • He foreread like a placard Jeanne d'Etoiles' magnificent scheme: it would convulse all Europe.1922, James Branch Cabell, Gallantry. From the entry foreread
  • The sensation of having the mysterious girl at his elbow in that wonder-striking interior was magnificent.1918, Arnold Bennett, The Roll-Call, London: Hutchinson, Part 1, Chapter 2, p. 26. From the entry wonder-striking
  • The three of us stood in the bow window and occupied ourselves in admiring the magnificent view.1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Poison Belt […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC. From the entry bow window
  • Down the street, the Times Square light show blazed, half power at this time of night but still magnificent.2021, Colson Whitehead, Harlem Shuffle, Fleet, page 147. From the entry Times Square
  • We were presently in an empty classroom during lunch break, and she had me trapped in a truly magnificent kabedon.2021, Teren Mikami, translated by TNFWIBYLU Translation Team, There's No Freaking Way I'll be Your Lover! Unless..., volume 5, unnumbered…. From the entry kabedon
  • Wouldn’t an Esperanto of revolt be magnificent?2016, chapter IX, in To the Customers: Insurrection and Doublethink, Aragorn Moser, page 110. From the entry politickese
  • She'd stood, head held high like a goddess, the midnight blue dress setting her magnificent figure off to perfection.2013, Zana Bell, Close to the Wind (Choc Lit):, →ISBN. From the entry to perfection
  • In the middle of the nave was erected a magnificent jube, where the throne of Charles X. was placed.2009, Arthur Leon Imbert De Saint-Amand, The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Charles X, page 66. From the entry jube
  • The more he believed in the eventual restoration of Isaac, the less magnificent was his offering of Isaac!2009, Denis O. Lamoureux, I Love Jesus & I Accept Evolution, Wipf and Stock Publishers, →ISBN, page 33. From the entry unquestioningness
  • At first she was the aloof, mysterious beauty of the courtly love tradition, later the magnificent unattainable Virgin, Gloriana.2003, David Loades, “The Great Queen”, in Elizabeth I, Hambledon and London, →ISBN, page 312. From the entry Gloriana
  • A verveful mix of live action and puppetry, the dramatisation promises to be as magical as Phillip Pullman’s magnificent novels.2003 December 18, Evening Standard, London, page 38. From the entry verveful
  • Directly above me, on the plateau, sat the magnificent fortress.2002 November 22, Martha Marino, “From Carcassonne to Paris”, in Daily Pilot, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications…. From the entry fairy-tale-like
  • My gaze turned to the weedy seadragon, which was, I had to agree with Mr Hung, a magnificent creature.2001, Richard Flanagan, Gould's Book of Fish, Vintage, published 2016, page 43. From the entry weedy sea dragon
  • But the magnificent striped, mottled, and hemlined skirts, and the martial names the tulip hybrids used to have, are long gone.2000, Anita Albus, The art of arts: rediscovering painting, page 246. From the entry hemlined
  • The long tail and mane of all the caballos were magnificent to see as the españoles rode them and played games.1995, Sherry Garland, Indio, page 85. From the entry caballo

Meaning of magnificent

  1. adjective Grand, elegant or splendid in appearance.
  2. adjective Grand or noble in action.
  3. adjective Exceptional for its kind.

Full definition of magnificent

Questions about magnificent in a sentence

How do you use magnificent in a sentence?
Magnificent is used as an adjective. For example: “The room was decorated with magnificent megalography, overwhelming the viewer upon entrance.”
What is a short sentence with magnificent?
“Their orchard brings forth magnificent fruit.”
What does magnificent mean?
Magnificent means grand, elegant or splendid in appearance.

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