Sentence examples for something splendid about from inspiring English sources

There was something splendid about the fact that Nige survived to draw his pension.

There was admittedly something splendid about the gesture of sending help to the Ionian revolt, and it has been suggested accordingly that early 5th-century depictions on vases of Theseus attacking the Amazons (inhabitants of Anatolia) may be a coded allusion to Athens' Asiatic adventure of the 490s.

But I guess, the hope is that we will all rediscover something splendid.

They have subdued their squeegee-guy anxiety and subway map intimidation to savor something splendid and delightful.

There is also something rather splendid about this extended-play peep show, as if Mr. Maddin had stumbled across a hitherto lost archive of cinema's less-than-innocent past.

What is splendid about Oz is the detail of things – yellow bricks, emerald glasses, oilcans.

And the unfortunate part of it was, there was nothing splendid about it at all.

There is nothing "splendid" about isolation.

The book's intended readers may not realize they are reading about anything unusually prized, but they will recognize they're on to something quite splendid.

Indeed, I rather think there is something rather splendid in its inchoate rebellion.

Look hard and you may discover something slightly strange about the splendid Midland Bank facade, now propped up with steel supports as the interior redesigners get to work.