Sentence examples for splendid surroundings from inspiring English sources

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

The festival takes place in the splendid surroundings of the Botanical Gardens.

Gone is what was perhaps the most enrapturing lobby anywhere, open on most sides and seamlessly integrated into its splendid surroundings.

Held in the splendid surroundings of Christ Church, with its Tudor cloisters and hall, this is a congregation of political and cultural heavyweights.

All of our lectures, lively discussions, and conversations over meals will take place at the majestic Mohonk Mountain House, whose splendid surroundings we can enjoy during a stretch of free time on Saturday afternoon.

So we're reduced to guessing at east-north-east by looking at the sun, turning and saying: "There-ish". In these splendid surroundings, adding two miles to a 12-mile day renders us only momentarily murderous.

He hadn't yet seen the Met's antiquities in their light-filled surroundings, splendid galleries opened in 2007.

"Looking back 70 years later we realise how lucky we were to have lived in such a splendid house in beautiful surroundings while bombs were falling in London". Iscoyd Park recently featured in the BBC Wales history series Hidden Houses Of Wales, in which Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen discovers some of Wales' finest houses.

Edward's surroundings and possessions were regally splendid: his rooms were hung with costly Flemish tapestries, and his clothes, books, and cutlery were encrusted with precious jewels and gold.

This new St. James steakhouse impresses with luscious prime meats, splendid side dishes, exciting appetizers, friendly service, pleasing surroundings and desserts that tantalize even satiated diners.

In the late nineties, when he was raising money for Disney Hall, he realized that, no matter how splendid the hall might be, it would be diminished by its bleak surroundings.