How to Use grand in a Sentence

grand

1 of 2 adjective

• We won the grand prize.
• He planned to make a grand entrance, driving up to the house in a fancy red sports car.
• His job is much less grand than his title makes it sound.
• Despite its grand name, the hotel is small and somewhat seedy.
• The neighborhood includes many grand old homes.
• He made some grand statements about the company's future.
• He thinks everything the government does is part of some grand conspiracy.
• They celebrated their anniversary in grand style.
• My great aunt lived to the grand old age of 103.
• In the grand scheme of things, none of these misdeeds matter.
  — Oliver Bateman, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
• In the grand self-portrait, set against a yellow ochre ground, the artist is on the verge of collapse.
  — Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
• Maybe everything was grand, and then there was a regime change, and the new boss won’t talk to you.
  — Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 29 Nov. 2023
• The problem for Kaplan is that his grand claims just don’t make sense.
  — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 27 June 2023
• For the grand and notable lion, the scorpion seems to be a small feat.
  — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2023
• In a grand coincidence, the Carousel of Progress was also decades ahead of its time.
  — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
• As seen in a video of the unscripted moment, a gust of wind beat King Charles to the grand unveiling!
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 21 July 2023
• Running through June 25, the grand exhibition is open to the public and free of charge.
  — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 16 June 2023
• In the grand scheme of computer metrics, Tuesday’s loss was a non-event.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2024
• Take it from us: Staircases don't have to be grand to make a statement.
  — Anna Logan, Country Living, 28 Aug. 2023
• Those grand movie palaces were a key source of inspiration for us.
  — Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 June 2023
• There’s also a grand pool deck for those who love to entertain.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 31 May 2023
• The grand residence at 8 Westover Road was one of the first homes built along the sleepy, curving streets of Westover Hills.
  — Mark David, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2024
• Native Americans built grand cities on the scale of those in Europe.
  — Kathleen Duval, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2024
• Adewunmi’s Frank is described as Kyazike’s older cousin, a man with his own van and grand plans in life.
  — Breanna Bell, Variety, 16 May 2023
• In the final scramble to get everything ready for the grand reveal, the crew had forgot to install light bulbs in all of the rooms.
  — Stacey Lastoe, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 June 2023
• The appeal was the location in the quiet rear of the Lombardy, a grand 1927 limestone off Park Avenue.
  — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 17 Nov. 2023
• Green didn’t intend for the dinner to have some bigger meaning or be a grand gesture.
  — Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 9 June 2023
• But the grand visions for the property won’t come without hurdles.
  — Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2023
• In the grand scheme of the world, there are many benefits to being a vegetarian.
  — Vulture, 5 June 2023
• Latifah commanded the carpet in a grand take on the all-white tuxedo.
  — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 25 May 2023

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grand

2 of 2 noun

• He bought a used car for about five grand.
• Does the thought of spending over a grand on a bed keep you up at night?
  — WIRED, 27 Nov. 2022
• An extra grand would help pay for food as well as gas to take the children to school.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2021
• Despite that gateway is running in the red by about 55 grand over the past year, so.
  — Staff Reports, cleveland, 10 Aug. 2023
• Granted, a good gaming PC will set you back at least a grand.
  — Mitch Wallace, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022
• Bart Jansen What is a grand jury?:Here's what to know about the jury that voted to indict Trump.
  — Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2023
• Starting prices will fall a grand or two outside $100K.
  — Car and Driver, 15 Sep. 2021
• Then save up a few grand to fit the SUV with a pop-up camper, in the manner of classic Volkswagen vans of yore.
  — Greg Fink, Car and Driver, 14 Feb. 2022
• The path to a Summer Showdown grand final will be in the loser’s bracket for the Fuel now.
  — Sean Collins, Dallas News, 15 July 2021
• But that's nothing new for Porsche buyers, and after all, what's a few dozen grand among friends?
  — Nelson Ireson, Car and Driver, 26 July 2021
• This made for the perfect recipe to have an official two-day grand opening this week, on May 13 and 14.
  — Chris Barnett, Chron, 10 May 2022
• Rather than spending a grand for a week’s rental, you can be driven by someone else for a lot less.
  — Nerd Wallet, oregonlive, 16 Aug. 2021
• So far Polestar has sold the 1, a sleek two-door grand-tourer, and the 2, a boxy Tesla Model 3 competitor.
  — Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 23 Nov. 2021
• The good news for those people is that the wait will come to an end when the restaurant holds its grand reopening July 6.
  — cleveland, 2 July 2022
• Two sparse trees in the dining room, belie the grand, bursting trees in the living room and family room.
  — Molly Reid Sinnett, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2021
• The lights were bright and the stage grand for Jalen Milroe’s first start as Alabama quarterback.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 10 Oct. 2022
• How many of us can really afford to drop three grand on a mattress?
  — Mike Richard, Women's Health, 16 Aug. 2023
• Doing so activates the offer and covers your first bet up to a grand.
  — cleveland, 26 Sep. 2022
• So the average cost of divorce is roughly around 17 grand.
  — James Brown, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2023
• This nets you more horsepower and all-wheel drive, and nearly five grand in savings against the Germans.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 2 Oct. 2021
• What other blue-collar job is gonna pay a couple hundred grand a year?
  — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 25 June 2023
• Oh, yes, throw in another few grand for last-minute parking.
  — Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2022
• As far as entrances go, Powder Mountain’s is far from grand.
  — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Sep. 2023
• The suspense continues to build for the world premiere of The Haunted House restaurant, with a dream of a theme and a July 20 grand opening planned.
  — Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 29 June 2021
• For a trip this grand, why not plan a big finale and book a night in one of the region's famous luxury tree houses?
  — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2023
• Her bare foot pokes from beneath a grand, flowing dress in shades of ochre with slashes of whites, pinks and other colors.
  — Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 15 Nov. 2022
• Crown Royal has a 29-year-old expression that is a very fine blended whisky which commands prices close to a grand.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 July 2023
• Check the website to see more events that are scheduled between October and the grand reopening in June 2022.
  — Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Oct. 2021
• Why kill that dream for the sake of saving a few hundred grand and having to set up fewer water bottles?
  — Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 8 Dec. 2021
• This is no doubt music to the ears of anyone who’s thinking about dropping a grand on Seagate’s M.2 storage.
  — Mitch Wallace, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021

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