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Example sentences for "splendor"

Lexicographically close words:
splendeur; splendid; splendide; splendidly; splendiferous; splendors; splendour; splendours; splenetic; splenial
  1. The Regent, a descendant of the great deposed race of kings, will appear in the procession with all the splendor of his rank.

  2. But praise the Highest, not only in gratitude for the splendor of that which he has created, but for having given us the capacity for delight in his work.

  3. The splendor of the festivities I make Ani prepare seems pitiful compared with those Ptolemy Philadelphus, according to the report of an eye witness, Callexenus, displayed to the Alexandrians on a festal occasion.

  4. Above all this splendor hung a thousand lamps, shaped like lilies and tulips, and in the entrance hall stood a huge basket of roses to be strewn before the king when he should arrive.

  5. And there Beauty and splendor bloomed untouched.

  6. And we, who are Americans, we pray The splendor of strength that Gettysburg knew May light the long generations with glorious ray, And keep us undyingly true!

  7. Shine on this field; and in the eyes of men Rekindle, if the need shall come again, That answering light that springs In beaconing splendor from the soul, and brings Promise of faith well kept and deed sublime!

  8. A rose-red splendor swept the sky like flame, Up rolled the round, bright sun!

  9. No incense which the Orient burns Is sweeter than our hillside ferns; What tropic splendor can outvie Our autumn woods, our sunset sky?

  10. And they did so with a fervor, an abundance of detail and memento, and with a splendor few men have seen equalled in recent years--or ever may hope to witness again.

  11. The players were the gorgeous cavalrymen of nature, circling before their women and old men and children, themselves plumed like unheard-of tropical birds, the others displaying the minor splendor of the kaleidoscope.

  12. There is a quiet and infinite splendor about the changeless and comparatively simple structure which physics, in the broadest sense, reveals beneath the seeming multiplicity and variety of things.

  13. There is symmetry, order, and splendor in the relations which science reveals.

  14. They have been rather the supreme seers, the Hebrew prophets, Christ, Saint Francis, who have won followers not so much by the conclusiveness of their demonstration as through the persuasive fervor and splendor of their vision.

  15. The scenic splendor of the river exceeded anything she had imagined.

  16. It seemed impossible that all this jeweled splendor could have escaped the fires of war and crime that had kindled within the breasts of millions who had sacrificed their lives merely to grasp some small portion of it.

  17. The dazzling light, the flashing splendor of columned walls and vaulted ceiling, the white-robed figures, the jeweled throne, furnished forth a faery spectacle not easily forgotten.

  18. Dorothy also, with her feminine desire for all minor details of happiness, was aggrieved that she could never now appear before the public gaze in all the splendor of her wedding-gear.

  19. I saw one, whose balconies were all gilt, from the bottom to the attic story, reminding one of the splendor of the foremost royal mansions.

  20. The praises of the magnificence and splendor of the Cathedral of Milan are sung all over the world.

  21. The elevation of Odenathus and Zenobia appeared to reflect new splendor on their country, and Palmyra for a while stood forth the rival of Rome: but the competition was fatal, and ages of prosperity were sacrificed to a moment of glory.

  22. To be sincere, I had strong suspicions that some absurd proposal was preparing for appearing with splendor the next day.

  23. The rich man has his valuable picture gallery; but to see the sun rise in the morning and set in golden splendor in the evening is a picture such as no human artist can paint.

  24. Thrones are the seats of kings and sovereigns, and they are always associated with the idea of regal splendor and magnificence.

  25. Invigorating, inspiring is the sight of a morning dawn; are you so welcoming again the Dayspring from on high about to send its healing beams, its cheering, holy splendor upon our world?

  26. The few hundreds of years of Genoese and Venetian might and splendor were, to grave old Damascus, only a trifling scintillation hardly worth remembering.

  27. What wonder that the sordid lights of work-day prudence should pale before the glory of a hope like theirs in the full splendor of its fruition?

  28. The London parishes vied with each other in the height and splendor of the pole.

  29. Sir, the Lord made the female less comely than her mate; witness the peahen and the pullet in their russet garb compared with the splendor of their male.

  30. Let us remark that the continual presence of these lords and their following did much more for the City than merely to add to its splendor by the erecting of great houses.

  31. But many were young gallants, and those were evidently come to show the splendor of their dress and to mark and follow the newest fashions, which, like women, they learned from each other.

  32. And the ladies matched the men in splendor of dress, until the "swing swang" of the extravagant hoop spoiled all.

  33. The Empress Eugénie was beautiful and gracious, and her court at Versailles, Fontainebleau, and the Tuileries compared well in splendor with the traditions of the past.

  34. His Mephistophelian face did not look as classic under the laurel wreath as had his uncle's, nor had his work the blinding splendor nor the fineness of texture of his great model.

  35. In the days of her power and splendor she lived as the average woman of her period would have done under the same circumstances--not better, and not worse.

  36. And when spring's children smile upon us once again, When all the youthful splendor bright, When each melodious note of each sweet rapturous strain Awakens with it each delight: How joyous then the stream that our whole soul pervades!

  37. Nations are trembling, At his destructive splendor afraid!

  38. It was night when I arrived, and the splendor and strangeness of everything around bewildered and confused me so much, that I forgot to put the prefix of 'Major' to my name, when I registered it in the big book.

  39. I was shown up a broad winding staircase of mosaics, into an apartment whose unparalleled splendor burst through the opening door with an actual glare, making me blind and dizzy with luxuriousness.

  40. In the present instance they were fully eight inches wide; but their glory was altogether eclipsed by the gorgeous splendor of the profuse blossoms.

  41. The rooms were magnificently decorated, and the soft luster of a thousand lamps shone on a scene of splendor almost befitting the court of a king.

  42. All the preparations were made--nothing was left undone that could add to the splendor of the occasion.

  43. To-night this ravishing scene of beauty and splendor makes me sad at heart, I know not why.

  44. I cannot describe to you her astonishment and delight at the splendor and brilliancy of those jewels you sent her.

  45. There is splendor in being brave in a fighting attitude, but in being brave through indifference there is no splendor.

  46. In that, which I feel warm and real and sparkling in my blood, in some splendor for me.

  47. I this moment saw darkly from my window the somber hills in their heavy spell of pale-purple and grief and splendor and sadness and beauty and wonder and woe.

  48. They are arid splendor and pale purple witchery and grief and lasting sadness and deathlike beauty and woe and wonder.

  49. To you, God, used to the purpling splendor of untold worlds that mightn't seem noteworthy.

  50. Mere splendor without taste would always have been repellent to him.

  51. Now, likewise, this divine bounty is unknown, it is not yet revealed, but soon will its splendor illumine the horizons and brighten the East and the West.

  52. The more often the pure gold is thrown into the furnace of test, the greater will become its purity and brilliancy and it will acquire a new splendor and brightness.

  53. These signs will surely become manifest in your faces, these lights will shine within your hearts, the splendor of oneness will envelop you, and your brows will glitter with rays shining from the Kingdom of El-ABHA.

  54. If these divine bounties do not appear in the being of men, the bounty of the Divine Manifestation will prove fruitless and the splendor of the Sun of Truth will become without effect.

  55. The assembly which you have established in that city is a splendor from the congregation of the Supreme Concourse.

  56. Today the grandeur, the majesty, the splendor and the magnitude of this station is not clear and manifest because it is the time of seed-sowing and the beginning of the planting of trees in the orchard of the Merciful One.

  57. Therefore, I hope that thou wilt open the eye of thine insight, travel in all the realms of God, see the splendor of the Kingdom and behold the effulgence of the Realm of Might.

  58. The Splendor of the Sun of Truth thou hast beheld and the divine Call thou hast heard.

  59. Today the Sun of the Most Great Guidance hath appeared with the greatest splendor from the horizon of the world, and the rays of the Sun of Truth shine with utmost light and power therefrom.

  60. Seek thou from God that thy heart may be as one of these letters, until the Eternal Bounty may cast a ray of splendor therein.

  61. The morning was clear and cool, one window of the doctor's room looked east; the splendor of the sunrise shone in and illuminated the whole place.

  62. There was neither splendor nor beauty in Hetty to attract Marie's fancy; but Marie had a religious side to her nature, almost as strong as the worldly and passionate one.

  63. The gigantic Arch of Triumph on the Champs Elysees, commenced by Napoleon, in commemoration of his successes, testifies to the splendor of his conceptions.

  64. Nowhere else have we seen such evidences of Oriental splendor in dress.


  65. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "splendor" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    aura; blare; blaze; brightness; brilliance; dazzle; display; elaborateness; elegance; envelope; glamour; glare; glitter; glory; glow; grandeur; halo; lavishness; luster; luxury; magic; magnificence; majesty; mystique; nimbus; nobility; pomp; radiance; resplendence; splendor; state; style