How to Use glorious in a Sentence

glorious

adjective
  • Our room had a glorious view of the mountains.
  • The old ruins give only a hint of the city's glorious past.
  • He had a long and glorious military career.
  • The government has described the battle as a glorious victory.
  • The sport’s most glorious event has been the World Series.
    Steve Silverman, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Now, on to the glorious gluttony that has marked this day across the centuries.
    The Editors, Field & Stream, 23 Nov. 2023
  • The weather was glorious—not too hot, but warm enough to swim.
    Gianluca Longo, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The two-hour tour includes 30 minutes at the summit to take in the glorious fall views.
    Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The sun is blazing down, like a glorious lemon cake, and the air smells sweet, like palm tree wood and perfume.
    Daisy Jones, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Just make sure to save some of that glorious starchy water for your sauce first.
    Mackenzie Chung Fegan, Bon Appétit, 10 July 2023
  • The shape is glorious, with subtle curves and scallops to set it apart.
    Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 22 June 2023
  • His glorious physique is on full display for much of the series.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2024
  • That's when glorious God gave Moses the power to part it by raising his arm.
    Holly Rizzuto Palker, Parents, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Still, Kimmel and Ryder slipped back in — and then had a glorious evening.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Catching the glorious colors of the northern lights in the night sky takes planning, patience, and a dose of luck.
    Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Our life is and will always be a glorious mixture of good and bad, hard and light, happy and sad.
    Colby Martin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2023
  • Sabrina Elba is off to a glorious start in 2024 on the style front.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Order: The brisket, which is marbled, juicy, and glorious, plus a side of collard greens.
    Kayla Stewart, Bon Appétit, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The first enhanced a glorious setting; the second was tailored to my fishy lunch.
    Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2023
  • That is until GIFs made their glorious return to fame in the early 2000s.
    Donna Sarkar, Discover Magazine, 18 Sep. 2023
  • One glorious day, the Food team tried a dozen sandwiches from this street to pick out our favorites.
    Nick Kindelsperger, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2023
  • When the tomatoes are glorious and the corn is peak-season sweet, many people just load up their plates with sides and call it a meal.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 11 June 2023
  • Simone Biles has worn a lot of gold over her glorious career.
    Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2024
  • So Tuesday really was last call at the Last Dive Bar – sad and glorious all at once.
    Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 14 June 2023
  • As polling data have shown for many years, the main source of popular pride in the state today is the country’s glorious past.
    Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The joy of playing with her and relishing her glorious laughter was a treat.
    Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
  • The back of this piece featured an enlarged bow detail which was glorious.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The sky-high monolith that’s part of Gillette’s glow-up looked like a monument to a glorious past that feels further and further afield from the field.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2023
  • This glorious moment is known as bud break, the vines glowing in a neon green hue and unfurling new leaves.
    Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2023
  • You will be caught in a glorious positive feedback loop of joyful baking for the rest of your life.
    Chris Morocco, Bon Appétit, 24 Mar. 2023

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