SPLENDID in a Sentence

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A whole fortnight of fun will be regularly splendid, replied Jo, looking like a windmill as she folded skirts with her long arms.

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 Meanings and Examples of SPLENDID
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
splendid
 a.  shining; very bright; magnificent; brilliant
Classic Sentence: (207 in 14 pages)
1  I don't see how you can write and act such splendid things, Jo.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER ONE
2  She was not elegantly dressed, but a noble-looking woman, and the girls thought the gray cloak and unfashionable bonnet covered the most splendid mother in the world.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER ONE
3  "I think it was so splendid in Father to go as chaplain when he was too old to be drafted, and not strong enough for a soldier," said Meg warmly.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER ONE
4  She is going in the spring when the opera comes, and it will be perfectly splendid, if Mother only lets me go, answered Meg, cheering up at the thought.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THREE
5  Jo's ambition was to do something very splendid.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER FOUR
6  Mother is so splendid, she'd do you heaps of good, and Beth would sing to you if I begged her to, and Amy would dance.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER FIVE
7  We are only girls, but we should be glad to help if we could, for we don't forget the splendid Christmas present you sent us, said Jo eagerly.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER FIVE
8  They'll think it's splendid, said Amy, much impressed by the note.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER SIX
9  A whole fortnight of fun will be regularly splendid, replied Jo, looking like a windmill as she folded skirts with her long arms.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER NINE
10  Home is a nice place, though it isn't splendid, said Meg, looking about her with a restful expression, as she sat with her mother and Jo on the Sunday evening.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER NINE
11  "It's often so, and we like to watch it, for it is never the same, but always splendid," replied Amy, wishing she could paint it.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTEEN
12  I want to do something splendid before I go into my castle, something heroic or wonderful that won't be forgotten after I'm dead.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTEEN
13  I wish I was a horse, then I could run for miles in this splendid air, and not lose my breath.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER FOURTEEN
14  It was very splendid, and they have gone to spend the winter in Paris.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER FOURTEEN
15  "I like that about the splendid picture," was Amy's approving remark, as Jo paused.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Example Sentence:
1  I was absolutely green when I saw his splendid new car.
2  The climbers stood on the top of the mountain, gazing at the splendid view.
3  Our house has got a splendid view across to the Cotswolds.
4  Cherbourg had a splendid harbour enclosed by a long sea wall.
5  The fireworks looked very splendid against the dark sky.
6  The splendid image of Lei Feng will forever live in the hearts of the people.
7  It will be a splendid opportunity to practise your Spanish.
8  He got a splendid present for her.
9  The staff are doing a splendid job.
10  Pretty soon a splendid young man come down the road, setting his horse easy and looking like a soldier.
11  The numismatist had a splendid collection of antique coins.
12  He played with that splendid kind of virtuosity which makes one forget the technique.
13  "Pooh! you can't be silly enough to wish to leave such a splendid place?"
14  It was the White Rabbit returning, splendidly dressed, with a pair of white kid gloves in one hand and a large fan in the other.