splendid

Preposition: in

• role: Vishneva, a refined actress, was splendid in the title role, and convincingly portrayed Manon from her innocence to her final downfall.

Modifies a noun

• isolation: The Ancient Britons live in splendid isolation from the rest of Europe.
• mansion: The Great mound The great mound at Taplow today lies adjacent to Taplow Court, the splendid Victorian mansion, seen in the background.
• scenery: From here some splendid scenery opens up with the chance to see the whole Taurus range including Mt.
• view: In fact, we had splendid views, perhaps my best for a long time.
• palace: It was the first of many more splendid palaces turned into hotels.
• panorama: As well as having a splendid panorama of London, they no doubt enjoyed their dinners of rump steak too!

Modifying Another Word

• rather: Faraday, can you remember me shewing you a rather splendid 108 carat diamond my father obtained from Dan Eliason?
• truly: A truly splendid New Year Celebration only from Frodingham Coaches.
• absolutely: At the height of Fonthill's glory, the rooms of the north wing must have been absolutely splendid.
• perfectly: But everything tasted perfectly splendid, and I'd rather have it than a church picnic.
• quite: This is a quite splendid piece and the Vasari Singers do it full justice.
• particularly: The claustral buildings along the east range are reputed to be the finest in Scotland, and the Chapter House is particularly splendid.

Used with adjective complement

• look: And then they came, all 87 of them, looking splendid in an array of outfits.
• sound: Sue Keer brought an authority to the part of the real Donna Lucia; she looked and sounded splendid.
• taste: But everything tasted perfectly splendid, and I'd rather have it than a church picnic.