Sentence examples for a grander event from inspiring English sources

Here, South Korea has the advantage, given its hostile border, militant labor unions and experience as host of the Seoul Summer Olympics in 1988, a grander event than the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano, Japan.

(The Royal Caledonian Ball is a grand event of traditional Scottish dancing).

"I'm thrilled to be at such a grand event.

It was a grand event mired in deception, at least with respect to the drug situation.

A trip was a grand event, a reason to don gladrags and make a night of it.

"Unfortunately, the development of Azerbaijan, holding such a grand event as Eurovision, the arrival of many guests here, are perceived by some with jealousy," Mr. Abdullayev said.

Stanford, known more for its academic prowess than its football pedigree, was in rarefied air: Saturday's nationally televised game against No. 6 Oregon was seen by many as a grand event for the No. 3 Cardinal.

Taking an announcement like that out of a grand event and splitting into two seems more than a little peculiar to me, but it certainly makes some sense.

Now that Samsung has confirmed that the Galaxy S IV will be revealed in a grand event in New York on March 14, mobile nerds only have one mystery to mull over — what is the damn thing going to look like?

The publication of the Venice Haggadah of 1609 was a grand event.

The World Cup draws big audiences because it's a grand event, a moment to be patriotic and to celebrate world-class skills (and melodramatic diving that no self-respecting hockey player would tolerate).