Sentence examples for rough splendor from inspiring English sources
But these are his kind of beasts, after all, and so, amid the rough splendor of a primeval forest where the air swirls with pink petals and snowflakes, he becomes their king.
Fred Shapiro of the Yale Dictionary of Quotations provides a citation from the July 1876 Atlantic Monthly: "The whole nearer East looks dim and rough after the splendor and sheen of Japan".
At the cathedral-like Shepard Hall, the former Feingoldians - including this reporter, Class of 1966 - marveled at the restored splendor of the rough stones and gargoyles and the evocative W.P.A. mural in the majestic Great Hall.
The past is full of glories, whether black-and-white jewels of the old studio system ("Casablanca" and "All About Eve" come up a lot), imported treasures from the 1960s (Antonioni! Godard!) or rough diamonds from the brief splendor of the New Hollywood in the '70s.
The rough, craggy environment is breathtakingly beautiful, yet with the knowledge of daily hardships incurred, its splendor takes on a tinge of morbidity, evoking a voyeuristic unease in the viewer.
Off Plaza Santo Domingo, the once rough-and-tumble lane of bordellos called La Ronda has reclaimed its 19th-century splendor as a pedestrian-only circuit of galleries and cozy cafes.
Pragmatism must accompany splendor.
Philippe lives in palatial splendor with a staff of servants (and a sullen teenage daughter), while Driss's home is a crowded apartment in a rough suburban housing project.
Splendor awaits in minute proportions".
