How to Use magnificence in a Sentence
magnificence
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The first four show the magnificence of the views across the lagoon.
—Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
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The magnificence of mesquite is on full display.
—Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
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Even with all its magnificence and majesty, Earth is also just kind of strange.
—National Geographic, 5 Dec. 2017
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But the species’ magnificence has helped contribute to its demise in the wild.
—Jordan Salama, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Apr. 2020
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Cole's Wednesday night was magnificence in a year full of it.
—Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 29 Aug. 2019
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The magnificence of the mountains, in fact, is a cure-all for anything that might have ailed the film.
—Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, 31 May 2018
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Even when the bats aren’t showing off, the library is worth on a visit for its sheer magnificence.
—Julie H. Case, Smithsonian, 7 June 2018
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Though some of the figures show their age, the artwork as a whole gives a sense of the magnificence of the ancient world.
—Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2022
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Its magnificence was a betrayal of all that was humble and hidden about the place.
—Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2017
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The pooch is now an ambassador for pet adoption and the magnificence of shelter pets.
—Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2022
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That is to say, none of this magnificence was expected of him by society.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
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One thing that endures is the magnificence of the entire building — inside and out.
—Eric Scott, chicagotribune.com, 29 Mar. 2018
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Every four years, athletes scrape the grime and graft off of the Olympics, and restore them to magnificence.
—Sally Jenkins, chicagotribune.com, 26 Feb. 2018
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Paddington’s new perch gives him a slightly better view of the station’s vast magnificence.
—Will Hawkes, Washington Post, 17 June 2022
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Its glitter reflected the score’s magnificence and guaranteed a fun show even on nights with a fourth-string cast.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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For all its magnificence, this all-American dessert is not the easiest to make from scratch.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
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There was a magnificence to him, an anachronism, a raging fire on the Boston court in No.
—Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2022
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Who demonstrates the most magnificence?
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
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But that’s the magnificence of this time — Holy Week and Easter, and way beyond.
—Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 13 Apr. 2020
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For centuries, poets and painters and photographers have tried to capture the magnificence of the night skies.
—Brion O'Connor, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2022
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Taekwondo athletes will fight it out under the glass-and-steel domed magnificence of the Grand Palais.
—John Leicester, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Sep. 2017
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And yet, the desperation of the quest only heightens the magnificence of the achievement.
—Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 24 Feb. 2021
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Just glance at a few pages — whether online or at a bookstore — and you will be awestruck by the beauty and elegance, the sheer magnificence of these creatures.
—Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2022
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This paradise has been my second home for more than 25 years, a place to escape and be enveloped by nature’s sheer magnificence.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
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Spend some time fishing on Sprague Lake, or take in the magnificence of a sunrise at Bear Lake.
—Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
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Gail Roberts has made a career out of capturing the varying magnificence of the natural world.
—Seth Combscontributor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2022
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And the photographer for this story captured the magnificence of the pre-dawn light over the capital as seen through its window.
—Clara Laguna, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Dec. 2023
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So, there’s a magnificence in that, and there’s a magnificence in the Sistine Chapel.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
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The Warriors are known as the most pass-happy team in the league, and their halfcourt offense is a thing of magnificence when everything clicks.
—Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 May 2018
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One of my favorite, and cheaper, ways of admiring this city’s magnificence can be found in the parking lot of a big box store in Hollywood.
—Adali Schell, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2022
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