1
a
: having more importance than others : foremost
b
: having higher rank than others bearing the same general designation
the grand champion
2
a
: inclusive, comprehensive
the grand total of all money paid out
b
: definitive, incontrovertible
grand example
4
: large and striking in size, scope, extent, or conception
grand design
5
6
a
: pretending to social superiority : supercilious
b
: intended to impress
a person of grand gestures
7
: very good : wonderful
a grand time
1
2
plural grand, slang
: a thousand dollars
Examples of grand in a Sentence
Adjective
He thinks everything the government does is part of some grand conspiracy.
the beauty of nature's grand design
The neighborhood includes many grand old homes.
His job is much less grand than his title makes it sound.
My great aunt lived to the grand old age of 103.
Despite its grand name, the hotel is small and somewhat seedy.
He made some grand statements about the company's future.
They celebrated their anniversary in grand style.
He planned to make a grand entrance, driving up to the house in a fancy red sports car.
We won the grand prize.
Noun
He bought a used car for about five grand.
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Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 June 2025
This $470 price drop brings the cost down below a grand for a premium computing experience that will be a thrill to Galaxy owners.
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Adjective
The celebration, which drew arts and civic leaders for the first of three preview nights, was far grander than the concert on March 26,1965, that opened LACMA’s Leo S. Bing Theatre the night before the doors opened to the museum’s original galleries.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
Knowing And Just Like That, the show may be foreshadowing a grand gesture from Aidan that arrives just as Carrie is beginning to have feelings for Duncan.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 27 June 2025
Noun
Cosmetic surgery figures into the film’s tart exchanges, and into its plot as well (there’s an extreme procedure, which costs several hundred grand, that’s there to give the audience major pause).
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 June 2025
This $470 price drop brings the cost down below a grand for a premium computing experience that will be a thrill to Galaxy owners.
—Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 20 May 2025
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“Grand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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grand
1 of 2 adjective1
2
: great in size
3
: including all things being considered : complete
a grand total
4
a
: marked by magnificence : splendid
a grand coronation ceremony
b
: showing wealth or high social standing
the airs of a grand lady
5
: impressive
made grand statements about our progress
6
: very good : fine
grand weather
have a grand time
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