Recent Examples on the WebThe major British social event kicked off Tuesday, June 18, 2024, and features five days of thoroughbred horse racing, tradition, pomp and, of course, fashion.—Joanna Moriello, New York Daily News, 18 June 2024 Thursday’s parade was still a far cry from the Victory Day pomp before the invasion, when more than 10,000 Russian soldiers traditionally marched in tightly choreographed columns, and Russia’s latest tanks, airplanes and helicopters streamed across Red Square.—Anatoly Kurmanaev Nanna Heitmann, New York Times, 9 May 2024 The pomp, and the praise that Xi and his guests from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan heaped on one another, led some observers to proclaim a Sino-Russian scramble for Central Asia in which Beijing had just notched a victory at the Kremlin’s expense.—Temur Umarov, Foreign Affairs, 30 June 2023 There was much pomp and ceremony as Parliament met, with a choir singing and attendants ululating.—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 14 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for pomp
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French pompe, from Latin pompa procession, pomp, from Greek pompē act of sending, escort, procession, pomp, from pempein to send
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