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Meanings of grand in English
Catalan
piano de cua A piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs.
Extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers.
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Of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style.
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Examples for "wonderful"
Examples for "wonderful"
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How Democracy Ends is a wonderful read and contains much good sense.
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House plants are a wonderful way to bring nature into a home.
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Animals are wonderful, because they put you in a great emotional state.
4
A great marriage, successful careers, a beautiful house and two wonderful children.
5
China: Strange and wonderful things can happen to naive Westerners in China.
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I think you have given us all a tremendous example, she said.
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The state taking control of water rights would create a tremendous uproar.
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The letter as Trump read it said: Congratulations on a tremendous campaign.
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Scale makes a tremendous difference to one's sense and definition of reality.
5
He's doing a tremendous job for us and hope he can continue.
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Speaking to Good Morning Britain she said: The reality was pretty fantastic.
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I've had a really great year actually, getting it fixed was fantastic.
3
You're never sure if 'fantastic person' is going to equal fantastic work.
4
Sport New Zealand national consultant Alex Chiet said the decision was fantastic.
5
Clegg said: Miriam and I are absolutely delighted by the fantastic news.
1
I got a terrific script for one today, he said, looking pleased.
2
The noise was terrific; the sight was terrible in its fierce grandeur.
3
Some of the sites they produce are terrific; others simply in-joke backchat.
4
Aaron Mooy: Bert and Mark have done a terrific job so far.
5
The restaurant manager Alex von Bidder later said the food was terrific.
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And of course, in the great scheme of things, it is marvellous.
2
The amount of people who have given me support, it's just marvellous.
3
The principal figure stands out from the picture in a marvellous way.
4
In return it's clear that Glenconner was marvellous to her unhappy friend.
5
The last week in October we saw marvellous Northern Lights in Rome.
1
He may have missed it in the infernal howling of the brute.
2
The howling of the storm mingled with the shrieks of the sea-fowl.
3
But in the distance this was answered by the howling of multitudes.
4
She blacked the base burner and gave the howling Adam a bath.
5
A howling from outside the Dar family's open window interrupts the story.
1
This went on for several minutes, North rattling off dozens of words.
2
Father Fauchelevent was rattling in the throat in the most lamentable manner.
3
The only reply came from the prisoners: more hysteria, more cage rattling.
4
Since then there has been major sabre-rattling by the Chinese armed forces.
5
Jimmy Greaves from Spurs, we used to give him a good rattling.
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In India and China we see the most marvelous of the knife-jugglers.
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Denna's marvelous case had paid for itself ten times during my trip.
3
I think it has been marvelous, Alonso said of the cultural events.
4
To the contrary, she radiated power and energy, and she was marvelous.
5
My younger brother was considered a natural performer; he's a marvelous actor.
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It's been a long and wondrous day, and it's far from done.
2
All that history was wondrous but, given our schedule, also rather daunting.
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Alexia was underwhelmed; she had heard such wondrous things about French cuisine.
4
Perhaps the most wondrous part of the journey was still to come.
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That should be an easy task for one with such wondrous powers.
Usage of grand in English
1
Several companies said they received grand jury subpoenas, indicating a criminal investigation.
2
In this grand new institution Desmarets should certainly hold an official role.
3
Currently, there are plans to present the case to a grand jury.
4
More than half of Germans said they would welcome a 'grand coalition'.
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The paper also said Bolton has not received a grand jury subpoena.
6
Breakers say they have good form heading into the NBL grand finals.
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The State company had grand plans that none of its customers wanted.
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Just at this crisis there was a tumult in the grand stand.
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Xanadu, way out beyond Tokyo bay, is having its grand opening today.
10
In terms of his grand diagonal design, he was slightly off course.
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True to form, Tesla's ambitions are grand, and its product is impressive.
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He asked Hekmatyar once again to consider a grand compromise, including Massoud.
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His grand plan is a Shared Island rather than a United Ireland.
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The plan was grand-Dublinwould be taken, and all Ireland would rise.
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Also a baby grand nobody's used since Warren left for prep school.
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The completion of the church is the grand improvement in Newera Ellia.
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