magnificent - use in sentences

Preposition: at

  • heart: Swindon skipper Stan Harland, who had been magnificent at the heart of their overworked defense, scooped the ball high into the air.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • make: It doesn't have to depict pretty subjects -- Goya painted horrific scenes but he made something magnificent out of them.

Modifies a noun

  • scenery: The ships are purpose built for these ice-free waters, weaving close to the shore past magnificent coastal scenery.
  • cathedral: Wells Cathedral The highlight of a visit to Wells is the magnificent cathedral.
  • view: The house's apex provided a magnificent view of the sun drenched white city.
  • mansion: Best Western Falstaff Hotel, Leamington Spa Three magnificent victorian mansions create the Falstaff Hotel in Royal Leamington Spa.
  • coastline: Beautifully situated with miles of views across the harbor and magnificent coastline of Hillsborough Nature Reserve.
  • castle: Doune Castle A magnificent 14th century courtyard castle, once the ancestral home of the Earls of Moray.

Modifying Another Word

  • truly: Are these faults spoiling what is a truly magnificent stadium?
  • absolutely: For the third year running the weather was absolutely magnificent, the entertainment was great and the picnics ' mouth watering!
  • utterly: And to complete the transformation, in 1903 they built an utterly magnificent new station at Wemyss Bay and an adjoining new pier.
  • equally: Another short Via Ferrata has to be tackled on the descent, which provides equally magnificent rock scenery to the ascent.
  • quite: This would have been quite magnificent, creating a spectacular finish to the church; today it is a key feature of the site.
  • simply: The singing, unaccompanied throughout, was simply magnificent, making this show a real festive treat.

Infinitive complement

  • see: It was magnificent to see such a large choir who made such a beautiful sound, the Ladies in particular, especially the sopranos.

Used with adjective complement

  • look: He looked magnificent, all puffed up like a little cat all puffed up.
  • become: As we ascended the view out west became ever more magnificent.

Preposition: in

  • season: The coastline is quite magnificent in all seasons of the year, but especially in springtime when our flowers are at their best.

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