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Example sentences for "magnificent"

Lexicographically close words:
magnific; magnification; magnifice; magnificence; magnificences; magnificently; magnificoes; magnifie; magnified; magnifier
  1. We shall conclude our extracts with the following magnificent effusion, the exact meaning of which kindred minds only can understand.

  2. A few days after, four or five hundred hackney-coachmen clubbed together to honor him, and gave him a magnificent dinner at twenty-four francs per head.

  3. Opera presented, by order, The Creation of Haydn; and the First Consul had announced that he would be present, with all his household, at this magnificent oratorio.

  4. The church is used now only by Indian children; and did Indian children ever have such a magnificent temple in which to worship?

  5. Originally quite as magnificent a structure as San Xavier, Tumacacori has been allowed to go to ruin.

  6. The quaint mediaeval Palace, with its magnificent fifteenth-century roof, the fine Basilica of S.

  7. The god has there a remarkable temple, circular in form, and a magnificent forest is consecrated to him.

  8. Fields of maize are now waving where the golden gardens once sparkled in the sun, and the church of St. Dominic, one of the most magnificent buildings of the New World, occupies the site of the famous Coricancha.

  9. A magnificent temple was dedicated to this goddess in the Roman Forum.

  10. A magnificent monument was erected in Sparta in honor of Cynisca, and the Lacedaemonians, who were generally indifferent to the charms of verse, engaged a poet to transmit this new triumph to posterity.

  11. It was executed for the temple of Jupiter at Olympia, which was worthy of such an adornment, being one of the most magnificent edifices in Greece.

  12. Does anything now remain of this magnificent temple?

  13. Formerly this religion was in higher repute, but the magnificent temples of Buddha are now going gradually to decay, and there seems no prospect that any attempt will be made to restore them.

  14. This magnificent temple would have been sufficient in itself to confer immortal glory on the administration of Pericles.

  15. A man named Erostratus, who was anxious to make himself famous, by whatever means, set fire to this magnificent building.

  16. It carries with it a property qualification, and the proposed Parliamentary franchise, for which the women of England are making such a magnificent fight, will also have a property qualification.

  17. The women built a magnificent clubhouse on Madison Avenue, furnished it with every luxury, including a wonderful roof-garden.

  18. We ascended amongst the most magnificent wooded hills I ever saw.

  19. A magnificent squadron of British first-rates was despatched to the Black Sea with the avowed object of destroying the Russian Fleet, which had characteristically annihilated the Turkish Fleet in the harbour of Sinope.

  20. It was hard on the gallant Turks, hard on the Sultan and his government, and hard on me, to see such magnificent chances thrown away.

  21. You must allow it was a magnificent project.

  22. What a magnificent museum a man might make of the precious minerals, if he would but go out with his basket under his arm, and his eyes about him!

  23. Meanwhile Lucy, all in tears, for she loved her uncle greatly, ran down to the squire to show him Brandon's magnificent present.

  24. This magnificent gift, which will be followed by several others, is composed of 71 vols.

  25. The latter belongs to the academy, which possesses also the magnificent painting by Mr Court, representing Corneille complimented in the theatre by the great Condé and the fine portrait of Boieldieu, by Mr Boullenger de Boisfremont.

  26. The choir was formerly separated by a magnificent screen, of which we find an engraving in the History of the Abbey, by Pommeraye.

  27. These two manuscripts are ornamented with magnificent miniatures in the greek style of the empire.

  28. The Leber's magnificent collection of books and manuscripts, bought last year by the city, will shortly be added to the public library.

  29. The whole body of the church is supported, to the exterior, by thirty four arches, forming with the buttresses by which they are supported, a most magnificent ensemble.

  30. This place is situated at the junction of the rampes Beauvoisine and Saint-Hilaire; it is a vast square surrounded by a magnificent double row of horse chestnut trees.

  31. Fifteen years later, he laid the first stone of the present magnificent church, which is so generally admired.

  32. He finds writers proclaiming amidst universal assent magnificent theories which no one attempts to carry out.

  33. Yes, as I said, but then Malte is heir to a magnificent estate.

  34. He became more talkative when he was questioned about his work; he spoke with delight of the glorious weather, magnificent sunshine, alternating with warm rains and thunder-storms.

  35. I do not think any one could have remained unmoved by the sight of this youthful mother with her magnificent child, which in the theatrical costume and the dark, abundant curls might pass as easily for a boy as for a girl.

  36. From this principal gate an avenue of magnificent lime-trees, some of which were several hundred years old, led to the great portal of the chateau.

  37. Must not all fall to ruin if such a magnificent pillar could stand no longer?

  38. But even the magnificent sight of the sea could not fill Oswald's heart to-day.

  39. I can see him now before me, with his magnificent eyes under the heavy eyebrows, and always something clever on his lips.

  40. I, however, know, as many other people also know, that it amounts to nothing less than the two magnificent estates of Stantow and Baerwalde, situated on this very island.

  41. She was a lady who in a day might unfold into a magnificent rose.

  42. In a strange and romantic manner, some of his magnificent poetry and prose came to the attention of Wilfred and Alice Meynell.

  43. Samuel Johnson, among thick mutton chops and tankards of musty ale, in a cloud of sweet-scented steam that rose from the parted crust of the magnificent pigeon pie, Ernest Dowson drank absinthe.

  44. Samuel Johnson, among thick mutton chops and tankards of musty ale, in a cloud of sweet-scented steam that rose from the parted crust of the magnificent pigeon-pie, Ernest Dowson drank absinthe.

  45. The quest for beauty has been and is his ruling passion--he is splendidly explicit on this subject in the magnificent sequence of Shakespearean sonnets printed in "Good Friday and Other Poems.

  46. Tennyson, that magnificent artist in words, thought that beauty was somewhere in evolution.

  47. At one o'clock a deputation from the Hamburg Senate was admitted to the house to lay a magnificent wreath on the coffin side by side with that from the Corporation of Vienna.

  48. A truly magnificent work, which produced a profound and enduring impression,' says Schelle; 'the German victories have been the occasion of its composition.

  49. Johannes has been playing me some magnificent movements out of a Requiem of his own and a string quartet in C minor.

  50. The tour has considerable geographical interest, which is enhanced by a magnificent series of original photographs of scenes never before submitted to the camera, and it was rendered memorable by the fact that in the course of it Dr.

  51. This is not the place for a detailed discussion of the movement, which, with all its grandeur, scarcely realizes the great expectations warranted by its magnificent opening.

  52. No mention is to be found in the pages of Greek history of the magnificent monuments of the creed which are an everlasting wonder of the plains of Upper India.

  53. It is really a delightful route to follow, full of the interest of magnificent scenery and of varied human existence, and it is the telegraph route from Ispahan to Panjgur in Makran.

  54. In Assyria he was entertained with magnificent hospitality.

  55. Magnificent cliff-crowned mountains overlooking a wilderness of stone-strewed spurs embrace the little flat plain on which Quetta lies crumpled.

  56. Here is a pretentious and fairly comfortable caravanserai, facing a court which is shaded by magnificent plane trees.

  57. We must try to secure one of these magnificent birds; the feathers alone are worth having.

  58. The seeds we had scattered had germinated, and were now promising magnificent crops.

  59. The floor of this magnificent palace was formed of hard, dry sand, so dry that I saw at once that we might safely take up our abode therein, without the slightest fear of danger from damp.

  60. Flamingo Marsh was quickly crossed, and the magnificent country beyond lay extended in all its beauty and fertility before our eyes.

  61. A wonderful weight seemed lifted from our hearts, while all eagerly discussed the vast length and awful though magnificent appearance of the serpent.

  62. Singling out the male bird the falcon made his fatal swoop, and, piercing the skull, the magnificent creature was laid low.

  63. The two boys were still at some distance from us, when suddenly four magnificent ostriches rose from the sand where they had been sitting.

  64. I hastened to their assistance, and found Juno holding on nobly by the wing she had seized, while the bird, which proved to be a magnificent bustard, struggled and fought fiercely.

  65. Right opposite to me, in the side of this rocky wall, was a magnificent archway, forming as it first appeared to me, a lofty entrance to an immense vaulted cavern.

  66. Over her neck and breast of ivory flowed the golden waves of her magnificent hair, which had come down at the time of her fall.

  67. This time, his arms were no longer of a bright apple green, but of a magnificent violet.

  68. Aye, Herminia," said the marquis: "I have had under my command a magnificent regiment.

  69. As she spoke, she gathered up Adrienne's magnificent hair, and twisted it as well as she could behind her head.

  70. The wealth and splendors of the homes, the magnificent tout ensemble of these establishments, suggests the possibility of degeneracy, an appearance of demoralization; but I am assured that this is not apparent in very wealthy families.

  71. As a news-collecting medium the press of the United States is a magnificent organization.

  72. This you will be supposed to have entrusted to a friend who, in his turn, invested the money in a magnificent enterprise, paying three hundred per cent.

  73. The maid brought a collection of magnificent fans and placed them before her mistress to allow her to make a choice.

  74. Madame Jourdan trusted me with it only after many recommendations not to lose this magnificent Valencienne trimming, which alone is worth two hundred francs.

  75. I then perceived two magnificent horses harnessed to a phaeton, with two tiny domestics behind.

  76. Remember the good old miser then, and bless his avarice; it gives me the pleasure of giving you work in the building of a magnificent monument, and to you it gives ample salaries, honestly earned!

  77. Without spending or risking one farthing, I can give myself up in imagination to the most hazardous or magnificent operations.

  78. It banked up on a sharp turn, dropped like a stone fully a thousand feet, making a magnificent volplane, and scurried away like a frightened vulture, dropping and dropping in a series of gigantic swoops.

  79. In Bolosch new proposals were constantly being made, to have the fete on a magnificent and uncommon scale.

  80. And this is the first case in educated circles, a much talked of case,--what a magnificent opportunity of striking terror!

  81. A magnificent attempt was made to carry her to a sheltered spot, but though there were so many of them she was too heavy.

  82. She was pleased when her brother Tony, who was a magnificent fellow of six, took notice of her, and she looked up to him in the right way, and tried in vain to imitate him and was flattered rather than annoyed when he shoved her about.

  83. Woolsey lived in it, was the working man of the firm, and it was said that his cut was as magnificent as that of any man in the profession.

  84. The Ravenswing's voice is a magnificent contra-basso of nine octaves," etc.


  85. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "magnificent" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    awful; beautiful; bright; brilliant; dazzling; distinguished; divine; elaborate; elegant; elevated; eminent; exalted; exquisite; extravagant; famous; fancy; fine; gallant; glorious; godlike; golden; gorgeous; grand; grandiose; heavenly; heroic; high; immense; imperial; imposing; impressive; lauded; lofty; lordly; luxurious; magnanimous; magnificent; majestic; marvelous; monstrous; monumental; noble; outstanding; palatial; plush; princely; prominent; proud; regal; renowned; resplendent; royal; sensational; soaring; solemn; splendid; splendiferous; stately; statuesque; sterling; striking; stunning; sublime; sumptuous; super; superb; supereminent; superfine; superlative; swank; swanky; swell; terrific; towering; transcendent; tremendous; wonderful


    Some related collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    magnificent castle; magnificent palace; magnificent view