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Sentence Examples A honey buzzard set off in heavy pursuit of a Bonelli's eagle, and a clean looking Scavenger vulture flew on in solitary splendour. At night they are beautiful, illuminating as they do the splendour of the area. The parade showcased the nation's cultural legacy with pomp, colour and splendour. You look around here and you can't help but realize the magnificent splendour of nature. Just as the trek started to take its physical toll, we reached the crest of the hill and the Blue Nile Falls appeared in theatrical splendour. Trekking is one means of discovering the country along the route, the lie of the land and enjoying nature in all its beauty and splendour. The Queen's building itself has a magnificence and a splendour that befits its reputation. Arabian art, according to Streisand, has always been one of great wonder, splendour, and beauty. Furniture produced during the Qing Dynasty pursued splendour and a gorgeous appearance. He lives with his wife, Mary Todd, and their children in considerable splendour in a magnificent period house in Armagh. A modern bank building has enveloped the Palace Hotel, ornate in nineteenth-century splendour. We Are All Beautiful People sees the group thinking somewhat bigger, in full stereophonic splendour. Many modern visitors have seen the splendour of the haremliks of Istanbul or Teheran. Vagrants, tramps and casuals were strictly separated from the resident pauper inmates housed in the gothic splendour of the Main Workhouse. For all its crumbling decay, the faded splendour, its shortages and its collapsed economy, Cuba is a vibrant and thrilling place to visit. Such occasions were dominated by the overpowering splendour of the Aksumite rulers. On the top floor, the famous Rainbow Room supper club had been returned to its former splendour and was a very fashionable place to dine. The commemorators have done their utmost to evoke and represent Africa, a mystical and glorious Africa, one of beauty, splendour and delight. Cameron was confident that relaxing and re-creating in the midst of mountain splendour would uplift creative energies and artistic inspiration. There was something frankly disgusting about the wealth and splendour on display. Show More Sentences It is in the reign of Louis XIV., as has been said, that this eloquence had its greatest splendour, and that the language was fixed. For complexity of form and for the splendour of its corries and glens, this hill has few equals in the central Highlands. There's nothing like seeing the splendour of our galaxy spread across the cosmic bowl. The costumes in costume drama have a tendency to restrict the action by showcasing their splendour. But the splendour of the details reflected the skill of the seamstresses who spend hundreds of hours on each made-to-measure couture creation. With a bit of luck the pair of crested cranes, presently living in the reserve, can be spotted in all their splendour as an added bonus. The sensuousness of the metal is reinforced and enhanced by his decorative curvilinear line that creates a virtuoso effect of dramatic splendour. He has brought back furniture that is in keeping with the building's character, returning it to its original Georgian splendour. Because of the Scottish terrain, the glens are simply stuffed with falls pools in varying states of scenic splendour. Yet another cartoon hero has made his way from the relative anonymity of comic book pages to the grandness and splendour of the big screen. He in turn captured them perfectly with his camera, and enlarging them added to their splendour. The Victorians had a dream that Whitby could match the gilded splendour of Harrogate, and the thermal spring waters of Bath. The bandsmen, all dressed in their serious splendour, played at a determined pace, which quickened the pulse. Former railwaymen have told me what it was like to be in the place during its splendour. The jagged Caucasus reared above these lush hills and even before Mestia it was clear that Svaneti's fabled splendour was no exaggeration. It is obscene that the leaders of the rich world can wine and dine in the splendour of a luxury liner while offering only crumbs in debt relief. It shows the splendour of Europe's royal families while documenting the poverty of the working classes. The gaffe was made at the annual dinner of the Perth Bar Association, in the regal splendour of the city's George Hotel. In a really well-furnished country garden the laburnums are equal in splendour to any trees that are grown. Golf at its most challenging will be at the forefront of a new course growing tall amid wooded splendour. Show More Sentences This humanity revealed the divinity which is the splendour of the three persons. Ornamental trees add a touch of splendour to long avenues, while leafy plants in an arbour soften the sunlight. The town nestles in a bay which looks over to the hills around Loch Striven, adding a misty splendour to the scene. There is more to Rajasthan than just its royal splendour or amazing camel rides through never-ending sand dunes. The mayor and six previous mayors, preceded by the city's senior mace bearer, all on horseback, received them in great splendour. I spent days just wandering around and around, until I was satiated with splendour. The angel looked up again, casting a baleful scowl at the Academy, in all its splendour. His verses which have influenced Arabic balladry for centuries are filled with the splendour of his rhetoric, imagination and advice. It's a time capsule of baronial Scottish splendour circa 1880-minus the midges. This article is accompanied by a misty photo of the heritage building, pre-fire, in tourist-free solitary splendour. Amid all the tumult and clamour of the teeming crowds who throng the premises, the hall stands dignified in its majestic splendour. His costumes and sets are remarkable for their sheer uninhibited splendour. Perhaps only those who have seen the untouched splendour of a Chola temple can truly comprehend the damage done to the temples of the north. Just a 15-minute drive away, Branston offers another chance to relax and unwind in some splendour but requires a tad more energy. The Turkish Baths retain the splendour of the Victorian era while offering the most up-to-date and modern facilities. It is a creature of solitude, travelling alone, and a splendour in the bush. The splendour and the sordor is side by side, the audacity and the grubbiness, the pathos and bathos. The Hampden of that time was glorious in its shabby splendour. Cruise the Mediterranean in unaccustomed splendour aboard the Royal Clipper, the only square-sailed full-rigged ship in the world with five masts. In air-conditioned splendour the exquisitely accoutred Eastern and Oriental Express pulled out of Singapore's main station bound for Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok. Show More Sentences The combination of fantastic quality racing and the unique splendour and pageantry that Royal Ascot provides makes it a real spectacle for viewers. In the midst of an ongoing worldwide trek, Kapranos spoke to the Mirror about music festivals, Christmas lights and the saccharine splendour of arena singalongs. In their diversity and variety, they encompass various coalescing and opposing interests and ideas to give them a many-coloured rainbow splendour. Henry joined her in Poitiers and they were married in the cathedral on Whit Sunday in a simple ceremony with none of the pomp and splendour that might have been expected. There was a vivid contrast between the splendour of the gold braid and decoration of the uniform and the jagged holes from the bullet which took Nelson's life. Percussion, brass, bass, guitar and wind instruments are the stimulants of choice, so soak up the lunar splendour with Stipsky at this free gig from 7.30 pm. The normally exultant cheers of a vast Scottish Grand National crowd were muted because the splendour of a truly great race was bought at a very dear price. And yes, while the splendour of Holme oaks, Magnolia grandiflora, Acacia and Eucalyptus is undisputed, they must be allowed room to flex their limbs to best advantage. The land in all its splendour was rich and the dark red soil held all the rain and mist which seeped into the ground feeding the crops that grew in abundance. We'll live in a tipi camp, learn about the plains environment, practice some traditional arts, attend a powwow, and hike in the splendour of the northern Rockies. A night at Boatel puts visitors within a stone's throw of the forest and raises their excitement level as they anticipate the splendour of Kakum. Since its construction, the interior has kept alive that wonderful splendour of the roaring twenties. Turning from the first glance at the circumfulgent splendour, it dwindled into nothing as he looked again at the lady. This led to Edward's later adoption of the sign of the sunne in splendour as his personal device. Unlike the First Symphony, it ends not in a blaze of orchestral splendour but quietly and contemplatively. Their leaves were green when the Abbey rose in splendour, and mitred abbots walked in their shadow. The castles incorporated luxury apartments and gardens, with the intention of supporting large royal courts in splendour. The entire city centre has reattained its former splendour and, as a whole, is now a protected area. During the reign of Shah Jahan, the culture and splendour of the luxurious Mughal court reached its zenith as exemplified by the Taj Mahal. There was, in the splendour of the Roman empire, a less quantity of current species in Europe than there is now. Show More Sentences Her face shone for a moment with new and unearthly splendour, her eyes lighted up with a very sunrise of joy. Proud once and princely was the mansion, ere a succession of spendthrifts waned away its splendour. A fine voluted Corinthian capital and a collection of antefixes of palmette design from the palace gave an idea of its original splendour. The eight-days-Jewish-holiday Chanukah had begun with a splendour that has become a custom in Cyprus for the past 10 years. He may be a Hollywood big-hitter these days, but Stephen Graham is quite happy to shun the Beverly Hills glitz for the rural splendour of the English countryside. The marriage was celebrated with great pomp and splendour, many feasts and entertainments, and public parades and celebrations followed commemorating the event. Gaslark in his splendour on the golden stairs saying adieu to those three captains and their matchless armament foredoomed to dogs and crows on Salapanta Hills. Examples from Classical Literature Anything so sunlike in splendour had not, I imagine, been previously witnessed. These are Faraday's sparks exalted by suitable machinery to sunlike splendour. No one, I take it, will dispute the splendour, the perfection of the laconian constitution. Here love of Spartan simplicity, and there of splendour and regality and monarchism? As Dr. bulling asked his question Iola's lace lit up with a sudden splendour. He gravely shook the trumpet vine, and the light splendour spread its wings and sailed to a securer realm. The ceremony was a formal and imposing one, in accordance with Tycho's ideas of splendour. Those which have only the metalline splendour and appearance, without malleability, are called Semi-metals. Entering the Judgment Hall, the poilu is bewildered by its austerity and splendour. One of these new and uncourtly men excited laughter by affecting a princely state and splendour of demeanour and equipage. Never, never in my life before did I dream that dramatic art, poetry, and mimesis could attain to such ideal splendour. Apart from the splendour of her social position and the momentousness of her political one, she was a person of great wealth. With him she could enjoy even the unlively splendour of a function, but without him she would have been very unhappy. He smiled, and dreamt of how he might retain all that splendour there, and then arrange it most effectively. Nor was the vicereine unequal to the position of power, splendour, and intrigue to which she had climbed with such difficulty. Bright as was the moon, many of the stars were to be seen also, vying with her in splendour. Months of wageless and thankless service had dimmed the admiral's splendour. Of all his splendour, the only relic left is the water gate usually ascribed to Inigo Jones. The State appeared to him an organic compound that came but slowly to its full splendour. The splendour of the sunset was in his soul and the world was athrob with joy. Show More Sentences It glowed before them now in wonderous splendour, a mighty disc of molten silver. Nothing could exceed the beauty of their proportions and the splendour of their trappings. I said, that I should not be affected by the splendour of even a royal title. On August 23, 1869, the evening alpenglow was very fine, though it did not reach its maximum depth and splendour. Oppositional splendour is there, and the stained radiance of a Bachian chorale. Have I not a G of surpassing splendour, of a fruitiness rarely encountered in this vale of tears? Her melancholy rays filter through the night, her silvery splendour intensifying the ghostliness of the scene. I am, myself, as great an enemy to the luxury and splendour of the clergy as he can be. The cluniac revival had been followed by the cluniac laxity, splendour, and ostentation. Much of the splendour of the Hindu idolatry consists in the celebration of the Shakta rites. I yearned for the splendour that was gone, yet still seemed so hauntingly almost within reach. In our performance it was Mounet-Sully, in all the splendour of his talent, who played Hernani. The court of Versailles was at this time in all its splendour, if not in all its glory. She had caught a glimpse of its splendour upon the night after her return from Winchester. No colourist has ever equalled this splendour, which we call almost Divine. It was as if the splendour of life might boil over and waste to steam and froth. I assured him of the impeccability of his attire, and commented on its splendour. Down below meandered the taf, its reaches shining with a silver-like splendour. And all this efflorescence of sacred splendour was created, little by little, by her deft fingers. One chamber, called the Hall of the sardar, bears witness to former splendour in its decorations. Show More Sentences Her nuptials were to be attended with the pomp and splendour of a royal marriage. How sing the splendour of the revelries, When buts of wine are drunk off to the lees? It was colour that changed and grew in splendour with ash of rose and purpled cloud border and glowing orange streamer. This gave a splendour and a largeness of living to the home on the Aventine. In keeping with the splendour of the temples on the summit of the Acropolis was the propyla, or great entrance, already mentioned. The king himself on hearing of the splendour of the kirtan, ascended to the terrace of his palace with his Court to gaze at it. We were introduced to the splendour of the Mississippi and the Great Outdoors by Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn and Injun Joe. It was her splendour and her aureola which appeared in the air. He had bought for himself out of all the wealth streaming through his fingers neither adulation nor love, neither splendour nor comfort. Out in the China Sea ahead, the sun was setting in gloomy splendour. Then it seemed to her that Choate did a thing unsurpassed in splendour. This festival, in honour of Dionysus, was observed with great splendour. But the Major-General is quite well and lives in great splendour at O'Dowdstown, with a pack of beagles, and he is the first man of his county. On this last evening, I dressed my self out in my new clothes, for their delight, and sat in my splendour until bedtime. Its splendour and display were emblematic of the coming reign. Viviette alone in her maidenly splendour, he could have fought it down. Danzig owes almost all its splendour to the English 100 trade. That meretricious splendour was the only one to be met in Mrs Verloc's visions. Wherever they went they lived in merrymaking and splendour, drove about with horses and carriages, ate and drank, but did nothing wrong. Her eyes were dazzled by the splendour which glittered at Versailles. Show More Sentences He capped all the splendour, that was taking Kim's delighted breath away, with a mother-of-pearl, nickel-plated, self-extracting. It was not here that Charles Strickland lived in guilty splendour with the unknown charmer for whose sake he had abandoned honour and duty. He must have been a great Bugis dandy in his time, for even then his splendour was spotlessly neat, and he dyed his hair a light shade of brown. In Ethel Harrogate conventionality crowned itself with a perfection and splendour of its own. Yet with all its splendour of traceried arch it is a comfortless place. The splendour of Upper Egypt terminated with the invasion of Cambyses. The lady was also in green, and so richly and splendidly dressed that splendour itself seemed personified in her. Absorb the history of Gutenberg and the splendour of the Hapsburgs whilst on a truly relaxing holiday. Since then the precentor's box had preserved its lonely splendour. All this leads to a prestissimo finale of startling splendour. Murea, the sister isle, comes into view in rocky splendour, rising from the desert sea mysteriously, like the unsubstantial fabric of a magic wand. Like a subtle and mysterious elixir poured into the perishable clay of successive generations, it grows in truth, splendour, and potency with the march of ages. Colour, if Tradition speaks the truth, once for the space of half a dozen centuries or more, threw a transient splendour over the lives of our ancestors in the remotest ages. It seems even more bizarre that democracy can be considered a legitimate target whilst hereditary peers and bishops remain unmolested in ermined splendour. Miss Mills replied, on general principles, that the Cottage of content was better than the Palace of cold splendour, and that where love was, all was. All his own baggage and outfit was put into a state of speedy preparation, and he paid Amelia's purchases with cheques on his agents, and with the splendour of a lord. If painters, paperhangers, and upholsterers could make happiness as well as splendour, I should be interested about their proceedings in Laura's future home. Robins would say, in a style of more than Eastern splendour, and filled with groups of ladies and gentlemen, in the very highest state of enjoyment and vivacity. Find more words! 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What is the opposite of splendour? Words that rhyme with splendour What is the plural of splendour? What is the adverb for splendour? What is the adjective for splendour? What is the noun for splendour? Translations for splendour Use our Sentence Generator Nearby Words splendors splendorous splendor splendiferousness splendiferous splendidness splendours splenectomy splenetic splenic splenitis splenium 9-letter Words Starting With s sp spl sple splen splend splendo splendou