Sentence examples for not only splendid from inspiring English sources

To the contrary, I would say that they are not only splendid pieces, they give the clue to the man.

He made much of knowing the celebrated anarchist philosopher Pierre-Joseph Proudhon ("Property is theft!"), upon whose death, in 1865, he made a nostalgic portrait that was not only splendid but pantingly opportunistic.

Lionel Shriver Novelist Martin Amis's House of Meetings (Jonathan Cape £15.99) is not only splendid but is dumbfoundingly, almost incomprehensibly, superior to his last one, Yellow Dog, which I couldn't bear.

At the golf club on the good-times island of Sentosa, reachable by bridge, by cable car and (soon) by light rail, Il Lido offers not only splendid views but perhaps the city-state's best Italian food.

The collection of domestic architectural pattern and plan books, pamphlets, and shelter magazines is not only splendid to peruse; it also tells the story of the American housing boom that set the stage for the real-estate crisis from which the United States is still recovering.

Brooke Anderson, director of the Folk Art's Contemporary Center, sees the ABCD show as not only "splendid, aesthetically great work" but also as a chance to examine the links and contradictions between Dubuffet's art brut idea and the outsider art of today.

The Salento not only offers splendid beaches, there's tasty, healthy local cooking to sample as well.

The sanctuary thus offers a vital point of access into not only a splendid sacred environment but also the diverse and changing social communities who found reason to value its promises and stake claims on its favor.

Not just splendid play but wholesome, inconspicuous sportsmanship.

So, we were led to assume, not only does our splendid Eurosuperlink provide a magical route to bliss; it also offers generous perks to its workers.

But it is well-acted, not only by the splendid Stevenson but also by Ray Winstone as the implicitly violent Griffin, Karl Johnson as the self-sacrificing Wattmore and Paul Ritter as the intimidated constable.