How to Use magnum in a Sentence

magnum

noun
  • Franklin’s magnum sea opus would be covered over with gravel and dirt.
    — Steve Ditlea, SPIN, 14 Mar. 2022
  • The bottom row of the reds contained the magnums—two bottles of wine in one.
    — John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2017
  • Plus oysters, jambon beurre foot-longs and pours from some fun French magnums.
    — Anna Spiegel, Axios, 12 July 2024
  • The proper use of rifle magnum cartridges is with heavy bullets.
    — David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 16 Nov. 2020
  • Also a magnum is fun and festive—and this way, everyone at the table can get a taste.
    — Laura Giannatempo, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Nov. 2019
  • Now, two magnums of Château Lafite 1870 are going on sale.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Some of these guns, in long-action versions in magnum persuasion, can weigh up to 6 pounds, 7 ounces.
    — Mike Dickerson, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023
  • Waiters come out dancing with magnums of Champagne and the crab tempura is great.
    — Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Don’t make the classic mistake of falling for the hottest number of the week or the flattest-shooting super magnum.
    — Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 2 Nov. 2020
  • Nearby, the paneled walls of the den/library are coated in glossy black paint, while a wine room is convenient for storing your favorite magnums.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 15 May 2024
  • Their Blanc de Blancs is non-vintage and ages four to five years on the lees in a standard bottle and double that number in a magnum.
    — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2025
  • The Bass Pro eclipse magnum chair is well constructed with a steel frame and water-resistant fabric.
    — Outdoor Life, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Along the way, they were greeted with handsome waiters cradling magnums of Krug; the champagne flowed onward into the dinner hour.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Bergeron, Marchand, and Pastrnak gave him a Rolex and a magnum bottle of wine.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The couple treated their seat-mates to a magnum of Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque.
    — Amber Elliott, Houston Chronicle, 10 Feb. 2020
  • Drinking magnums of mile-high wines from Italy and Switzerland from the comfort of a Mies van der Rohe chair.
    — Adam H. Graham, AFAR Media, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Boasting a modular design and signature ice-proof composite stock, its action is strong enough for heavy magnum cartridges.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
  • These bashes will attract a bevy of top models and the celebrities that love them, all eager to pop magnums of champagne and ring in the new year as the ball drops in Time Square.
    — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
  • By showtime Rosalind Kimble and her table of 10 had drained a magnum of Pinot and were working on a backup supply.
    — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 June 2021
  • Petite Cerise, from the team behind the Dabney, hosts a French feast with foot-long jambon beurre, oysters and French wines poured from magnums by the glass.
    — Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
  • The film, 10 years in the making, is not a true adaptation of the eight-volume series, widely considered to be King’s magnum opus, but rather a sequel of sorts.
    — Christine Clarridge, The Seattle Times, 3 May 2017
  • The last time the shooting world saw so many new cartridges introduced in a relatively short span of time was in the early 2000s, when the short-magnum craze arrived.
    — Mike Dickerson, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2020
  • Buono bought the bottle in a private sale last Friday, a magnum with a 2017 vintage sold by Champagne Avenue Foch.
    — Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ, 12 July 2022
  • Tasted out of magnum bottles, this stunning blend has aromas of red raspberry, cassis, pine forest, and tobacco leaf with silky tannins and flavors of red and black fruits, tobacco leaf, and forest shrubs.
    — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2025
  • This week, anglers are heading to the deeper waters of the Central Basin of Lake Erie and trolling magnum spoons for solid catches of the big trout, and the odd lake and brown trout.
    — cleveland, 22 July 2021
  • The two magnums, hailing from the Château Lafite Rothschild estate of Bordeaux wine in France, were discovered almost by accident.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Only 900 standard bottles and 50 magnums were made, and the next available vintage will be 2025, which will not be released until at least 2028.
    — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2026
  • For lunch head to the Veranda restaurant for fresh squid and calamari, palm-heart ceviche, fish tartare, gourmet pizzas, and burgers, or the Poole Grille for prawn salads, fish tacos, and perhaps a magnum of Whispering Angel.
    — Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Insider tip The Caribbean’s luxe party island has more to it than magnums of rosé and blurry memories, promises Jerome Delamaire, the general manager at Nikki Beach.
    — Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 29 Sep. 2025
  • While many of the more famous Champagne houses obfuscate the enormity of their output by declining to talk about quantities, Moutard made 19,488 bottles of 2013 Cuvee des 6 Cepages (plus 490 magnums and 30 jeraboams) and makes around 1,000 bottles of Arbane each year.
    — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2025

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