Get to know Glorious better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like illustrious or splendid. In Dutch this translates to schitterend.
Glorious meaning
- Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory.
- Excellent, wonderful; delightful.
- Bright or shining;
Synonyms of Glorious
Glorious vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Glorious
- The main meaning on this page is: Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory. | Excellent, wonderful; delightful. | Bright or shining;
- Useful related words include: illustrious, splendid, lustrous, incandescent.
- Possible Dutch translations are: schitterend, prachtig.
- In the example corpus, glorious often appears in combinations such as: the glorious, in glorious, with glorious.
Context around Glorious
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 9 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Glorious
- In this selection, "glorious" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, utterly, serial, model and autumnal stand out and add context to how "glorious" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a glorious display of and a glorious future is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "glorious" sits close to words such as coleman, inception and meditation, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with glorious
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A glorious future is, indeed, assured. (6 words)
Because on Trump TV, Glorious Leader is always glorious. (9 words)
Behold a "gargantuan astronomical data tapestry" of our glorious galaxy. (10 words)
Although the film seemed to be a drama mostly consisting of board meetings, science jargon and court sequences, people wanted to see a glorious screen filled edge to edge, feel a theater shaking, with the cinematic might of an atomic weapon. (41 words)
As ever with these occasional ambles around some of Kent’s loveliest corners, I’ve chosen a day when the weather looked set fair, and the entire four hours or so spent exploring the area played out under glorious blue skies. (41 words)
The recent television renaissance, abetted by the rise of streaming services, shook the industry out of its 22-episode, too-many-procedurals rut and brought us all manner of glorious (and not-so-glorious) serial storytelling. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
The recent television renaissance, abetted by the rise of streaming services, shook the industry out of its 22-episode, too-many-procedurals rut and brought us all manner of glorious (and not-so-glorious) serial storytelling.
Five life-sized – and utterly glorious – model pachyderms being greeted by Charles and his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall, on a glorious autumnal morning as they gingerly navigate the future king's prized wildflower meadow.
Because on Trump TV, Glorious Leader is always glorious.
According to Isiguzoro: “In the spirit of this Pascaltide, Ohanaeze Ndigbo felicitates with Ndigbo worldwide, wishing all the peace that comes with Christ’s glorious resurrection through the power of the risen Messiah.
After schooling it’s work, to achieve all the glorious things that life offers.
A glorious display of female rage that neither fetishized nor downplayed her righteous anger.
A glorious future is, indeed, assured.
Although the film seemed to be a drama mostly consisting of board meetings, science jargon and court sequences, people wanted to see a glorious screen filled edge to edge, feel a theater shaking, with the cinematic might of an atomic weapon.
Although there is an impending doom on its way to the TVA, at least our cherished Loki has met his glorious purpose.
And that’s one of the most important things about this glorious black comedy, it’s all about the time it comes from and echoes our own.
And then, on that glorious night, the angel of the Lord announced the good news of Christ’s birth to shepherds in the fields around Bethlehem.
As against Villa on Saturday, which turned out to be Graham Potter’s last game in charge, Chelsea missed a host of glorious opportunities with Kai Havertz and Joao Felix particularly culpable.
As ever with these occasional ambles around some of Kent’s loveliest corners, I’ve chosen a day when the weather looked set fair, and the entire four hours or so spent exploring the area played out under glorious blue skies.
As well as the extensive grounds and beer garden with glorious countryside views, customers can chose from menus offering high-quality meals, bar snacks and drinks with as many locally-sourced ingredients as possible.
A total of 18 Harriers braved the chilly but glorious conditions for the events on Saturday with some great top 10 finishes.
Banana bread meets thick strands of caramel sauce with a glorious, even biscuit crunch in every bite.
Bare-chested tourists downed pints of lager in Benidorm under sun and blue skies as others packed the beaches with temperatures reaching a glorious 23 degrees Celsius (73.5 degrees Fahrenheit).
Behold a "gargantuan astronomical data tapestry" of our glorious galaxy.
Bollywood, which had a glorious past, has not been doing well in the last few decades.
But it would be glorious to see Taylor Swift, the most consequential writer of her generation, finally win this songwriting prize, after five previous attempts.
Common combinations with glorious
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the glorious 34×
- in glorious 12×
- with glorious 10×
- of glorious 9×
- this glorious 8×
- glorious sunshine 7×
- that glorious 6×
- be glorious 6×
- and glorious 6×
- glorious chance 6×