Sentence examples for glorious background from inspiring English sources

Mr. Volk came from a glorious background, at least from the viewpoint of those in love with New York legends, however embellished.

In addition to barrel-vaulted stone tombs painted with biblical scenes (Abraham's sacrifice, Lazarus's resurrection), the most moving items are the many wood-panel paintings: melancholy Christs, Madonnas and saints with long narrow faces and richly colored robes against glorious gold backgrounds.

It's no surprise these high quality females are burning up, each one comes from a glorious acting and sitcom background.

No matter: Spencer Ackerman has walked down some of those streets, and has the essential background on the glorious victory your tax dollars have ensured.

Alternate history also provides the background for Philip Reeve's glorious steam-punk 'Traction Cities' sequence which begins with Mortal Engines.

For those in love, there's nothing more romantic than a cruise, with the chance to spend quality time, the background of exotic locales, wining and dining, dancing, and glorious evenings under a starlit sky.

Glorious failure.

Utterly glorious.

Glorious stuff!

She was grand - she could never pretend to be anything but that, with her lineage, background and tastes - but she had the gift of 'glorious unpretentiousness'.

Those were glorious days.