How to Use splendid in a Sentence

splendid

adjective
  • I have some splendid news.
  • We have a splendid opportunity to do something really useful.
  • It‘s a tour de force at the end of such a splendid meal.
    John Mariani, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2021
  • There are two of these and both of them are just splendid.
    David Phelan, Forbes, 25 May 2021
  • The restaurant on the rooftop offers splendid views of the city.
    Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2021
  • And Rod Sherman is a splendid head coach for the Lancers.
    Michael Huntley, Orange County Register, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Those are the elite of the elite, either of whom would be a splendid lineup fit.
    John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 July 2022
  • Now after its run of a little more than 90 days, the splendid time of the 14-hour day is over for the year.
    Martin Weil, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2022
  • Through the weekend, the weather is splendid, with lots of sun time.
    Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2020
  • So much in the borough was new and splendid and gleaming.
    Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
  • But off the catwalk, there were even more splendid outfits to take in.
    Vogue, 14 Sep. 2023
  • There is a splendid view of City Hall from that corner.
    Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 July 2021
  • There’s a long and eerie walk from the drop-off spot through a grotto to the beach, which is indeed splendid.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 22 July 2021
  • Tony was one of the most splendid people who ever lived.
    Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
  • Another crash took out a heap of riders in the dash to the line on Nice's splendid seafront.
    John Leicester and Samuel Petrequin, Star Tribune, 29 Aug. 2020
  • There are many splendid grain whiskies, and many people love them.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
  • And a day at the old ball orchard will be a most splendid thing, no matter the place in which the home team resides.
    Mike Bass Special To The Cincinnati Enquirer Usa Today Network, The Enquirer, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Horan started the party in the 17th minute with a splendid free kick.
    oregonlive, 22 Apr. 2021
  • The cause of this disaster, and what can be done about it, is the focus of Juli Berwald’s splendid new book, Life on the Rocks.
    Tim Flannery, The New York Review of Books, 4 Nov. 2021
  • For some, the restoration of 401(k) balances is splendid.
    Peter Coy, Bloomberg.com, 11 June 2020
  • With the naval ensign of Italy flag waving rapidly at the boat's bow, the couple take in the splendid views of the Mediterranean coast.
    Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The new orchestration brings the score to splendid life.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2021
  • Venice, the splendid, sinking jewel, comes in at No. 14.
    Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2020
  • The Lyric Opera Chorus sounded splendid – full and plush.
    Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 13 Oct. 2019
  • Cowboys lost in the Wild-Card round of the playoffs Sunday to the 49ers, ending a splendid season for their first-round pick.
    Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2022
  • Then, Herrick hoped beyond hope that the pair could apply a splendid bow on it all with a win.
    Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2021
  • The second half of the week does look rather splendid, so just have a little patience until then.
    Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2022
  • The walls around the portrait are covered in splendid rivals, but no one bothers.
    Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 2 June 2023
  • The superficial treatment of the movie’s sterner themes doesn’t help its splendid cast.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
  • With a hushed reverence (the film’s splendid, Chopin-heavy soundtrack goes pin-drop silent here), James escorts them through the stark, gruesome chambers of the compound, accompanied by the ghosts of its countless victims.
    Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024

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