Example Sentences

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What it meant was that the 1-0 win - Harry Kane the goalscorer again - came from effectively a glorified training session carried out under the guise of international football.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

All told, the Angels are a glorified minor league team with no apparent vision and no obvious hope for the future and not worth the money at any price.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

A federal court in Texas may not stop a federal court in Rhode Island from adjudicating a case by issuing a glorified restraining order against the parties.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

Fuqua understands that making a narrative film into a glorified concert is the ideal way to breeze past anything unsavory.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

It’s basically a glorified secretarial job and it pays next to nothing, but I don’t care.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins