Sentence examples for splendid age from inspiring English sources

Powell, who died four years ago at the splendid age of 94, would presumably have been more gratified by the simultaneous publication of two books about his life and work.

As for Mar-a-Lago itself, who am I to cast a tattered net of words over this splendid Jazz Age fantasia, the living-room ceiling of which had actually consumed the country's entire stock of gold leaf?

He wants to make an accounting for himself and for his splendid teen-age son, Tom.

A splendid sharp pecorino, aged in tufa caves near Romeo's hometown of Benevento, preceded the chestnut tour de force that was our dessert: adjectives do not exist to describe the wonder of the flan of chestnuts covered with thin slices of pear and a wedge of chestnut-chocolate terrine, all with delicate rum sauce.

(Nicole Herrington) ★ 'Consuming Spirits' (No rating, 2 09) Chris Sullivan's animated feature — 15 years in the making — is a splendid anomaly in an age of digital, upbeat cartoons.

When Naomi breaks a wrist slipping on ice, Georgie must defend her right to live out her old age in splendid disarray against the twin forces of greedy estate agents and heartless social workers.

She also made the splendid suggestion that at the age of 12, everyone in Britain should be given a Terry Pratchett book, like this one, to read and enjoy.

Cataneo recorded interviews with 45 fans, grouped the stories by their age, then attached splendid titles to each chapter.

"Sculpture in the Age of Donatello," a splendid small show of early-Renaissance Florentine works at the Museum of Biblical Art, on Broadway at Sixty-first Street, impelled me to haul down my very long-neglected copy of the Good Book.

Many are called, to ever more splendid surroundings, and at ever younger ages.

The Battle of the Nile has been called "arguably, the most decisive naval engagement of the great age of sail", and "the most splendid and glorious success which the British Navy gained".