How to Use grand in a Sentence
- We won the grand prize.
- He planned to make a grand entrance, driving up to the house in a fancy red sports car.
- His job is much less grand than his title makes it sound.
- Despite its grand name, the hotel is small and somewhat seedy.
- The neighborhood includes many grand old homes.
- He made some grand statements about the company's future.
- He thinks everything the government does is part of some grand conspiracy.
- They celebrated their anniversary in grand style.
- My great aunt lived to the grand old age of 103.
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In the grand scheme of things, none of these misdeeds matter.
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Oliver Bateman,
Washington Examiner,
12 Jan. 2024
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In the grand self-portrait, set against a yellow ochre ground, the artist is on the verge of collapse.
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Angelica Aboulhosn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Aug. 2023
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Maybe everything was grand, and then there was a regime change, and the new boss won’t talk to you.
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Stephen Rodrick,
Variety,
29 Nov. 2023
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The problem for Kaplan is that his grand claims just don’t make sense.
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Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune Crypto,
27 June 2023
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For the grand and notable lion, the scorpion seems to be a small feat.
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Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
13 Oct. 2023
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In a grand coincidence, the Carousel of Progress was also decades ahead of its time.
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Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2024
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As seen in a video of the unscripted moment, a gust of wind beat King Charles to the grand unveiling!
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Janine Henni,
Peoplemag,
21 July 2023
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Running through June 25, the grand exhibition is open to the public and free of charge.
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Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
16 June 2023
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In the grand scheme of computer metrics, Tuesday’s loss was a non-event.
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Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Feb. 2024
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Take it from us: Staircases don't have to be grand to make a statement.
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Anna Logan,
Country Living,
28 Aug. 2023
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Those grand movie palaces were a key source of inspiration for us.
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Carolyn Giardina,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 June 2023
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There’s also a grand pool deck for those who love to entertain.
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Emma Reynolds,
Robb Report,
31 May 2023
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The grand residence at 8 Westover Road was one of the first homes built along the sleepy, curving streets of Westover Hills.
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Mark David,
Robb Report,
22 Mar. 2024
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Native Americans built grand cities on the scale of those in Europe.
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Kathleen Duval,
The Atlantic,
2 Apr. 2024
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Adewunmi’s Frank is described as Kyazike’s older cousin, a man with his own van and grand plans in life.
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Breanna Bell,
Variety,
16 May 2023
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In the final scramble to get everything ready for the grand reveal, the crew had forgot to install light bulbs in all of the rooms.
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Stacey Lastoe,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 June 2023
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The appeal was the location in the quiet rear of the Lombardy, a grand 1927 limestone off Park Avenue.
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Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
17 Nov. 2023
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Green didn’t intend for the dinner to have some bigger meaning or be a grand gesture.
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Safid Deen,
USA TODAY,
9 June 2023
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But the grand visions for the property won’t come without hurdles.
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Dorany Pineda,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Dec. 2023
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Cancer, your prospects are increasingly enhanced as lucky Jupiter edges ever closer to game-changing Uranus for a grand smooch on April 20th.
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Debbie Frank,
Peoplemag,
10 Apr. 2024
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Ice Spice is making her film debut in grand fashion, alongside a legendary director and an Academy Award-winning actor.
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Rivea Ruff,
Essence,
10 Apr. 2024
- He bought a used car for about five grand.
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Does the thought of spending over a grand on a bed keep you up at night?
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WIRED,
27 Nov. 2022
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An extra grand would help pay for food as well as gas to take the children to school.
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Los Angeles Times,
7 Oct. 2021
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Despite that gateway is running in the red by about 55 grand over the past year, so.
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Staff Reports,
cleveland,
10 Aug. 2023
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Granted, a good gaming PC will set you back at least a grand.
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Mitch Wallace,
Forbes,
26 Aug. 2022
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Bart Jansen What is a grand jury?:Here's what to know about the jury that voted to indict Trump.
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Kevin Johnson,
USA TODAY,
4 Apr. 2023
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Starting prices will fall a grand or two outside $100K.
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Car and Driver,
15 Sep. 2021
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Then save up a few grand to fit the SUV with a pop-up camper, in the manner of classic Volkswagen vans of yore.
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Greg Fink,
Car and Driver,
14 Feb. 2022
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The path to a Summer Showdown grand final will be in the loser’s bracket for the Fuel now.
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Sean Collins,
Dallas News,
15 July 2021
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But that's nothing new for Porsche buyers, and after all, what's a few dozen grand among friends?
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Nelson Ireson,
Car and Driver,
26 July 2021
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This made for the perfect recipe to have an official two-day grand opening this week, on May 13 and 14.
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Chris Barnett,
Chron,
10 May 2022
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Rather than spending a grand for a week’s rental, you can be driven by someone else for a lot less.
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Nerd Wallet,
oregonlive,
16 Aug. 2021
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So far Polestar has sold the 1, a sleek two-door grand-tourer, and the 2, a boxy Tesla Model 3 competitor.
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Caleb Miller,
Car and Driver,
23 Nov. 2021
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The good news for those people is that the wait will come to an end when the restaurant holds its grand reopening July 6.
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cleveland,
2 July 2022
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Two sparse trees in the dining room, belie the grand, bursting trees in the living room and family room.
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Molly Reid Sinnett,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Oct. 2021
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The lights were bright and the stage grand for Jalen Milroe’s first start as Alabama quarterback.
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Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com,
al,
10 Oct. 2022
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How many of us can really afford to drop three grand on a mattress?
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Mike Richard,
Women's Health,
16 Aug. 2023
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Doing so activates the offer and covers your first bet up to a grand.
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cleveland,
26 Sep. 2022
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So the average cost of divorce is roughly around 17 grand.
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James Brown,
USA TODAY,
12 Feb. 2023
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This nets you more horsepower and all-wheel drive, and nearly five grand in savings against the Germans.
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Tribune News Service,
cleveland,
2 Oct. 2021
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What other blue-collar job is gonna pay a couple hundred grand a year?
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Ezra Dyer,
Car and Driver,
25 June 2023
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Oh, yes, throw in another few grand for last-minute parking.
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Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2022
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As far as entrances go, Powder Mountain’s is far from grand.
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Julie Jag,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
6 Sep. 2023
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The suspense continues to build for the world premiere of The Haunted House restaurant, with a dream of a theme and a July 20 grand opening planned.
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Thomas Jewell,
cleveland,
29 June 2021
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For a trip this grand, why not plan a big finale and book a night in one of the region's famous luxury tree houses?
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Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
7 June 2023
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Her bare foot pokes from beneath a grand, flowing dress in shades of ochre with slashes of whites, pinks and other colors.
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Sean Clancy,
Arkansas Online,
15 Nov. 2022
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Crown Royal has a 29-year-old expression that is a very fine blended whisky which commands prices close to a grand.
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Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
16 July 2023
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Check the website to see more events that are scheduled between October and the grand reopening in June 2022.
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Domenica Bongiovanni,
The Indianapolis Star,
7 Oct. 2021
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Impossible, unless you are invited by the man himself or shell out over a hundred grand to rent the whole island.
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Linda Laban,
Robb Report,
7 Nov. 2023
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The striking Canyon Red paint contributed $2,500 to that bottom line and the refined-looking Ocean Coast interior theme chipped in another two grand on the bill.
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Dan Carney,
Popular Science,
1 Feb. 2024
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