Sample sentences for RESPLENDENT

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Definition

beautiful or splendid

(splendid is magnificent, impressive, or brilliant)

a resplendent uniform

resplendent = beautiful or splendid

resplendent with gold lace and embroidery
The bird is called a Resplendent Quetzal because of its beautiful, shimmering colors.
Gilderoy Lockhart was walking onto the stage, resplendent in robes of deep plum and accompanied by none other than Snape, wearing his usual black.
J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

resplendent = magnificent or impressive

Resplendent in his white tuxedo, Hunter smiles up at me as Pastor Keith pours water over his head, makes him a child of God.
Ellen Hopkins -- Glass

resplendent = beautiful or splendid

He says, "Ah, boys, boys, You can make up your own minds but first stock them. Are you listening to me? Stock your minds and you can move through the world resplendent."
Frank McCourt -- Angela's Ashes

resplendent = beautiful or splendid

We must believe that the gates of Heaven were thrown open to receive her ransomed spirit, and that a crown resplendent with glory was placed upon her peaceful brow
Olive Ann Burns -- Cold Sassy Tree

resplendent = beautiful or splendid

The camerlegno looked at her, his green eyes resplendently sane.
Dan Brown -- Angels & Demons
I'll levy thine attendance: Why waste so vainly thy resplendence?
Goethe (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) -- Faust
Razor creases on his pants and resplendent white shirts were his trademarks.
Junot Diaz -- Drown
Eve tugged her into an alcove resplendent with potted ferns.
J.D. Robb -- Immortal in Death
Everyone was dressed resplendently.
Lisa See -- Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Olaf was a Norse chieftain: straight, sunny-haired, large-limbed, resplendently amiable to his subjects.
Sinclair Lewis -- Main Street
To Catherine he appeared resplendent; it was some time before she could believe again that this beautiful young man was her own exclusive property.
Henry James -- Washington Square
"I t is desirable to put a stop to these ruinous extremities, as well for the sake of our country as yours," said the resplendently uniformed admiral.
David G. McCullough -- 1776
Two resplendent cars came shooting at full speed into the parking lot and stopped with a flourish of screeching brakes.
Ayn Rand -- Atlas Shrugged
Empress of this fair world, resplendent Eve!
John Milton -- Paradise Lost
He wore a resplendent dressing-gown and embroidered slippers.
Agatha Christie -- Early Cases Of Hercule Poirot
He broke the horsehair plume away, and down it fell, resplendent with fresh purple, in the dust.
Homer -- The Iliad
Presently he came out of his white bathroom, resplendent in his new silk underwear, and playing with the tassels of his red robe.
Willa Cather -- Paul's Case

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