Example Sentences

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“Even if we started the season magnificently, I’ve never been confident enough to say that we are going to be faster.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

"There were 15 pages of comments and five different rounds of reviews. She had the patience and perseverance, and the paper turned out magnificently."

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

A magnificently designed system, the Star flopped, in part because of its price — a fully networked installation with multiple terminals could cost $250,000, more than even big corporations were willing to spend.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Her children and I get along magnificently, but we all know what inheritance can do to relationships.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

He was followed by the Spanish-born Quintilian, who wrote the magnificently punchy and pragmatic Institutes of Oratory—looking wistfully back to the master—in the first century ad.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith