How to Use sublime in a Sentence
sublime
adjective- He composed some of the most sublime symphonies in existence.
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His goal against Latvia was sublime.
—Gregg Evans, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
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The seafood is sublime, and so is its sauce, lit with lemongrass.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023
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The setup may have been well-worn, but the punch line was sublime.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 13 May 2021
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With a creamy body and dry finish, this rosé is sublime all year round.
—Rachel King, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2021
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At Evil Cooks, evil is sublime.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
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Their night session should be sublime.
—Ava Wallace, New York Times, 1 June 2026
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On this sublime stretch of coast, of course, a slice of paradise is hard to come by.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2026
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And much of what can be sublime in theater goes beyond words.
—New York Times, 27 Apr. 2018
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Even though the main focus here is the wine, the food is also sublime.
—Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2018
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Puskás had to settle for two goals, but the first was truly sublime.
—SI.com, 1 Mar. 2018
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Your team looks sublime, indomitable even, a touch of the divine.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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And their shape is - to a degree that's almost sublime - just right.
—Sebastian Smee, chicagotribune.com, 25 Aug. 2019
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Slightly cropped trousers revealed the shaft of sublime flat boots.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026
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Here are eight new sublime suites that have caught our eyes lately in the Strip.
—Melinda Sheckells, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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The fit of the earbuds is comfortable and the sound is sublime.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022
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This is the emotion Buddhism counts as among the most sublime.
—Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 20 Oct. 2020
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On and around her were sublime silver emblems of wealth and power.
—New York Times, 11 Mar. 2021
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There is the low end of this kind of American sublime, and there is the high.
—Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2023
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And then, of course, City Lights, which has that sublime ending.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2023
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Kelly's book is sublime, a true paean to the power of good food and even better love.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2022
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This isn’t how the sun’s supposed to set on Gore’s sublime career.
—Zak Keefer, Indianapolis Star, 22 Sep. 2017
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This tangy glue, slightly sweet, is what elevates the dog from tasty to sublime.
—Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2019
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Here, love is sublime but elusive, like trying to catch a sunbeam in the palm of your hand.
—Jason Lamphier, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Dec. 2025
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The attacker is in sublime form.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Guests stay in one of 31 chic and cozy cabins, many with sublime water views.
—Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2022
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Not a whisper of sublime sweetness.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 20 Oct. 2025
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Hastings showed sublime touch to drift through a gap for the first, and then chase down his own kick ahead for the second.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2019
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What elevates the shot from sublime to great is that the basketball doesn’t go in.
—Jason Gay, WSJ, 13 May 2019
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The title track is a sublime slow-core power ballad, a hymn to beauty in a world of chaos.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
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