Sentence examples for display of pageantry from inspiring English sources

Two officials enter in a display of pageantry.

Britain began its formal farewell to the queen mother today with a display of pageantry and decorousness that recalled a time when the monarchy defined the country's sense of duty and the royal family commanded unquestioning respect.

The monarchy costs Britons $50 million a year, but on the basis of this weekend's expressions of solidarity, they appear willing to pay for an apolitical head of state, associated with good causes, and put on a glorious display of pageantry for which Britain is famed.

It has described them as a "glorious display of pageantry".

It can likewise be used for spectacular or emotional purposes, as in battle scenes or in displays of pageantry or splendour, such as occur in historical or epic tales.

The wedding was a just a display of harmless pageantry compared to the pernicious flummery of the Queen's Speech.

This is the annual display of pomp and pageantry that precedes the swearing-in of the new holder of the office, which runs for one year only.

It applies to most of Europe, yet it's the Premier League fans who seem most keen to turn it into this display of weird street pageantry and hysteria.

Ming and Qing textiles fully display the Chinese love of pageantry, colour, and fine craftsmanship.

The BBC's Daniela Relph said the full ceremonial rehearsal had been a display of the pomp and pageantry expected during the Jubilee celebrations.

With an international creative team and a British and American company of 27, including 8 principals playing huge multiple roles, the show (which runs through Dec. 2) is a vast, lurching, frequently thrilling amalgamation of pageantry and speechifying that displays, like the Greeks themselves, both a glorious potency and a self-aggrandizing pride in its exhibition.