How to Use splendid in a Sentence

splendid

adjective
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  • I have some splendid news.
  • We have a splendid opportunity to do something really useful.
  • It‘s a tour de force at the end of such a splendid meal.
    — John Mariani, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2021
  • There are two of these and both of them are just splendid.
    — David Phelan, Forbes, 25 May 2021
  • The restaurant on the rooftop offers splendid views of the city.
    — Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2021
  • Those are the elite of the elite, either of whom would be a splendid lineup fit.
    — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 July 2022
  • Now after its run of a little more than 90 days, the splendid time of the 14-hour day is over for the year.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2022
  • Through the weekend, the weather is splendid, with lots of sun time.
    — Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2020
  • So much in the borough was new and splendid and gleaming.
    — Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
  • But off the catwalk, there were even more splendid outfits to take in.
    — Vogue, 14 Sep. 2023
  • There is a splendid view of City Hall from that corner.
    — Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 July 2021
  • There’s a long and eerie walk from the drop-off spot through a grotto to the beach, which is indeed splendid.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 22 July 2021
  • Tony was one of the most splendid people who ever lived.
    — Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
  • Another crash took out a heap of riders in the dash to the line on Nice's splendid seafront.
    — John Leicester and Samuel Petrequin, Star Tribune, 29 Aug. 2020
  • There are many splendid grain whiskies, and many people love them.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
  • And a day at the old ball orchard will be a most splendid thing, no matter the place in which the home team resides.
    — Mike Bass Special To The Cincinnati Enquirer Usa Today Network, The Enquirer, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Horan started the party in the 17th minute with a splendid free kick.
    — oregonlive, 22 Apr. 2021
  • The cause of this disaster, and what can be done about it, is the focus of Juli Berwald’s splendid new book, Life on the Rocks.
    — Tim Flannery, The New York Review of Books, 4 Nov. 2021
  • For some, the restoration of 401(k) balances is splendid.
    — Peter Coy, Bloomberg.com, 11 June 2020
  • With the naval ensign of Italy flag waving rapidly at the boat's bow, the couple take in the splendid views of the Mediterranean coast.
    — Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The new orchestration brings the score to splendid life.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2021
  • Venice, the splendid, sinking jewel, comes in at No. 14.
    — Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2020
  • Cowboys lost in the Wild-Card round of the playoffs Sunday to the 49ers, ending a splendid season for their first-round pick.
    — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2022
  • Then, Herrick hoped beyond hope that the pair could apply a splendid bow on it all with a win.
    — Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2021
  • The second half of the week does look rather splendid, so just have a little patience until then.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2022
  • The walls around the portrait are covered in splendid rivals, but no one bothers.
    — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 2 June 2023
  • On this splendid beach, the ombre water shifts from a deep royal blue to dark azure to turquoise, and the palms always sway.
    — Catherine Garcia, theweek, 23 July 2024
  • What’s next for the Nintendo Switch The Switch launched in 2017 and the following four years saw splendid sales figures.
    — Cassie Werber, Quartz, 9 May 2023
  • The night was also filled with some splendid jewelry moments.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2024
  • The opera was heard in Strauss’s reduced orchestration; under David Neely’s baton, the musicians still made a splendid racket.
    — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024

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