sublimity
noun
sub·lim·i·ty
sə-ˈbli-mə-tē 
plural sublimities
1
: the quality or state of being sublime
2
: something sublime or exalted
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Yet the film also exits on a note of extreme sublimity, courtesy of a final-shot callback puncturing the realism that’s defined Late Shift up to that point.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2026
What carries the drama toward sublimity, though, is Hadi’s way with the physical world and his characters’ place in it.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
At the very top, however, no operators were present at all, ensuring a sense of sublimity as Honnold mounted the final stretch, high above the rest of the Taipei skyline.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
Their way to rock-and-roll sublimity, to headbanging apotheosis, is comprehensively barred.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2026
What carries the drama toward sublimity, though, is Hadi’s way with the physical world and his characters’ place in it.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
At the very top, however, no operators were present at all, ensuring a sense of sublimity as Honnold mounted the final stretch, high above the rest of the Taipei skyline.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
Their way to rock-and-roll sublimity, to headbanging apotheosis, is comprehensively barred.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sublimity
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“Sublimity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sublimity. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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