How to Use resplendent in a Sentence

resplendent

adjective
  • She looked resplendent in her green evening gown.
  • The fields were resplendent with flowers.
  • But at last the sun came out and the hillside glowed a resplendent pink.
    — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 29 June 2019
  • The sun was going down, and the light grew soft and resplendent.
    — Nicole Krauss, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2022
  • The area around it is resplendent with wire grass, bluestem, and fennel.
    — Wired, 29 July 2022
  • The house had sleek white marble floors and was resplendent in black, white and gold.
    — Candace Jackson, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2017
  • The 11 host cities, many still grungy not long ago, are resplendent.
    — Fox News, 20 June 2018
  • Splashes of blue and hits of resplendent metallics made up his splashy clothing.
    — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 5 Sep. 2024
  • The pitch came just with this resplendent banquet of dishes.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Now people are fighting over the best way to use – and share – this resplendent swath of land.
    — Shawn Windsor, USA TODAY Sports, 1 June 2017
  • Then they were gone, swallowed up by the trees’ resplendent emerald green.
    — Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Here are resplendent blue beetles glowing next to a dead comrade—to grieve?
    — John Kinsella, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Legend donned an ocean blue suit, wife Teigen was resplendent in a mother of pearl satin gown.
    — Merle Ginsberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
  • The bridge is bathed in red light and looks absolutely resplendent.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2022
  • In one memorable scene, the group gathers by a resplendent pool.
    — Marissa Gluck, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2023
  • In many resplendent ways, this is one of the strengths of the series, which ends this year after its fifth season.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2021
  • And few things can add a touch of warmth and color to a space like a resplendent floral arrangement.
    — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 16 Dec. 2022
  • The box scores were resplendent, but the radar gun told an even more satisfying story.
    — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 10 May 2024
  • Fenway Park was resplendent just before sunset on the last night of spring.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2022
  • Keep a keen eye out for the resplendent quetzal, one of Earth's most beautiful birds.
    — Joe Minihane, CNN, 24 Mar. 2022
  • The sun is shining, and the Windsors are resplendent in their glinting medals and millinery.
    — Simon Usborne, Town & Country, 13 Mar. 2022
  • Mary and Irene sit behind him, resplendent in full period white skirts.
    — The Detroit News, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
  • The boys were resplendent in starched white shirt and gloves; the girls wore long white ruffled dresses and wreaths of flowers atop their curls.
    — Maureen Orth, Town & Country, 11 Jan. 2013
  • Welsh fans, resplendent in their dragon insignia, and the Dutch, all in orange.
    — Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The most resplendent of all are the three rose dresses in black, fuchsia, and red, each cut and draped from a single piece of fabric.
    — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 30 May 2019
  • The meetinghouse is resplendent with quilts draped over the pews, hung from the balcony and under the windows.
    — courant.com, 21 Sep. 2021
  • Such finesse can be seen on the vase in question, which is resplendent with depictions of clouds, cranes, fans, flutes, and bats.
    — Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2022
  • Meanwhile, Princess Anne stepped out in a resplendent royal blue dress, jacket and hat.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN, 16 June 2021
  • The French monarch is resplendent in gold and blue fleur-de-lis robes and white stockings, and sporting dainty white shoes with red heels.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
  • In the city that invented the skyscraper, could anything feel as resplendent as lounging at the top of one for a cocktail with a view?
    — Ari Bendersky, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2018

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