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How to use pomp in a sentence

11 example sentences · noun, verb

Pomp means show of magnificence; parade; display; power. Example: “There was much pomp at the ceremony that made him an ordained minister.”

Examples of pomp by meaning

nounShow of magnificence; parade; display; power.

  • The deafening claps of thunder and the dazzling flashes of lightning which lit up the ghastly scene testified that the artillery of heaven had lent its supernatural pomp to the already gruesome spectacle.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 12: The Cyclops]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC
  • In its pomp Victoria had 17 platforms, but many of the through platforms were demolished in the early 1990s to make way for the Manchester Arena.2019 November 6, “1901 tramcar joins Manchester Victoria celebrations”, in Rail, page 25

More sentences with pomp

  • There was much pomp at the ceremony that made him an ordained minister.From the entry ordained
  • The pomp and circumstance of the Queen’s coronation.From the entry pomp and circumstance
  • This was pomp and circumstance beyond anything she had expected and she knew she was up next.2007, Mike Mullane, Riding Rockets: The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut, page 194. From the entry pomp and circumstance
  • Pards and tigers disport themselves gorgeously, dragons and phoenixes augurise in painted pomp.1999, Siu-kit Wong, Allan Chung-hang Lo, Kwong-tai Lam, The Book of Literary Design. From the entry augurise
  • We got beyond all that pomp in the first week.2013 January 31, Eleanor Prescott, Could It Be I'm Falling In Love?, Quercus Publishing, →ISBN. From the entry inappropes
  • TNo more pomp and ceremony, the new pope seemed to be saying, but sleeves rolled up and joining the fight for social and economic justice.2025 April 21, Peter Stanford, “Pope Francis obituary”, in The Guardian. From the entry roll up one's sleeves
  • All this royal pomp and circs and magnificence and significance and sacred music and you are, quite rightly, your unaffected modern English selves.2011 May 1, Joanna Trollope, “Royal wedding: is this a fairytale? No, it is the real thing”, in The Telegraph. From the entry circs
  • National Day in China is like the Fourth of July at home — firecrackers and fireworks, picnics and outings, patriotic speeches and all the pomp that circumstance can muster.1985 October 1, James Friend, edited by Beverly Friend, China Journal: A World of Difference, volume I, Lincolnwood, Ill.: Friendly Books…. From the entry Langya
  • He was still a tad disgruntled about being used as a work-horse, but he allowed this feeling to be repressed in favor of the pomp and circumstance of the parade.2003, Robert J. Evans, Chris Dulabone, Abducted to Oz. From the entry show-off

Meaning of pomp

  1. noun Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.
  2. noun A procession distinguished by ostentation and splendor; a pageant.
  3. verb To make a pompous display.

Full definition of pomp

Questions about pomp in a sentence

How do you use pomp in a sentence?
Pomp is used as a noun and verb. For example: “There was much pomp at the ceremony that made him an ordained minister.”
What is a short sentence with pomp?
“The pomp and circumstance of the Queen’s coronation.”
What does pomp mean?
Pomp means show of magnificence; parade; display; power.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pomp (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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