How to Use pomp in a Sentence

pomp

noun
  • In Paris, there is the pomp and pageantry of the Olympics.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
  • As the next monarch, William holds the key to the pomp and pageantry Trump admires.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Yeah, there’s the road show and the pomp and circumstance.
    — Recode Staff, Recode, 12 Apr. 2018
  • The catch, of course, is that the pomp and circumstance is way, way late.
    — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Feb. 2022
  • For starters, there isn’t a hint of stuffiness or pomp.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The pomp was toned down for the queen's second visit this year.
    — Arkansas Online, 19 Dec. 2019
  • The stuttered penalty goes way back to the days when Pele was in his pomp.
    — Nick Miller, The Athletic, 9 July 2024
  • There was a lot of -- a fair amount of pomp and circumstance.
    — Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 24 Aug. 2022
  • The city of puritan cant, left-wing pomp, and the meanest ...
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Would love to know what these career eccentrics make of the pomp and pageantry of the Grammys.
    — August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Here's why: Pre-shave oil works like a shave brush, but without all the retro pomp.
    — Matthew Bell, Esquire, 23 Jan. 2018
  • With them came a lot of pomp and circumstance and some nice drinks.
    — Jenna West, SI.com, 29 June 2019
  • Much of the normal pomp that surrounds the speech was absent.
    — Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2021
  • The pomp and circumstance paid for by the British people is in no way present.
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2023
  • The event’s pomp, to say nothing of the size of the gift, was a world removed from his lowest days fresh out of prison.
    — Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2022
  • There would be no pomp or glitz for the STC’s reopening.
    — John Brant, Popular Mechanics, 25 Oct. 2019
  • Push the pomp aside, and there wasn’t much substance to Colorado’s season.
    — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2024
  • There was plenty of pomp as the teams entered to walk-out music and high-fives.
    — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The plan was to do this today in daylight, recording all the pomp that comes along with such a move.
    — Crystal Hill, miamiherald, 1 May 2018
  • Then, with much pomp and celebration, the sheet is ripped away and the car revealed for the world to see.
    — Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
  • There are no specifics, no renderings, and none of the pomp and circumstance of the last go-around.
    — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2021
  • But Chelsea in their pomp knew how to cope with such setbacks and get the result anyway.
    — Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The event had all the pomp and circumstance called for in an 81-year-old tradition.
    — oregonlive.com, 26 June 2019
  • The pomp and circumstance of the Olympic torch relay came about much later.
    — Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian, 9 Feb. 2018
  • Every so often the seas rise up and blow away all the pomp and pretension.
    — Charles Graeber, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2021
  • Strip away the pomp and polish of a bigger-budget project, and that’s all that matters.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 17 Aug. 2023
  • At his pomp, the attacking midfielder looked to have the world at his feet.
    — Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
  • While British weddings are long on pomp, some were short on substance.
    — Alfred Lubrano, Philly.com, 18 May 2018
  • There was a time when the start of a new TV season would bring with it endless pomp and circumstance.
    — Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, 24 Sep. 2018
  • Watch on Deadline See below for a rundown of how the news networks are covering the three days of pomp and ceremony.
    — Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025

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