How to Use grand in a Sentence
- We won the grand prize.
- He planned to make a grand entrance, driving up to the house in a fancy red sports car.
- His job is much less grand than his title makes it sound.
- Despite its grand name, the hotel is small and somewhat seedy.
- The neighborhood includes many grand old homes.
- He made some grand statements about the company's future.
- He thinks everything the government does is part of some grand conspiracy.
- They celebrated their anniversary in grand style.
- My great aunt lived to the grand old age of 103.
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Are things still grand in Arteville?
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Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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This is the domain of grand tragedy.
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Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Yes, the grand heist fulfills the ego.
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Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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There’s more than a grand waiting for you.
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Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
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That quickly led to grander ideas.
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David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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In the grand scheme of things, these places are not all that far apart.
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Emma Gometz,
Scientific American,
20 Mar. 2026
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But the best gifts aren’t about grand gestures.
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Avery Newmark,
AJC.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Back home, real life wasn’t as grand.
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Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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There's no grand build-up that shows us why the two wish to part ways.
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Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Here's what to know about the grand re-opening.
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Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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That’s the grand vision, of course, so many miles down the road.
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Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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There is no grand Beethoven ending.
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Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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In the grand scheme of things, that is the blink of a marmoset’s eye.
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Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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Five minutes may not seem like a lot of time in the grand scheme of things.
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Danielle Zickl,
Outside,
3 Mar. 2026
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At our table was a future grand chef.
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Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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These are grand old themes that never go out of fashion.
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Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Feb. 2026
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Some artists have a grand vision for what their life would look like on the big screen.
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Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2026
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The outcome meant very little in the grand scheme.
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Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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In the grand scheme of things, none of these misdeeds matter.
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Oliver Bateman,
Washington Examiner,
12 Jan. 2024
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Sweet cream cheese frosting gives this dish a grand finish.
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Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
16 May 2026
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My grand plan was to be one of the policemen in one of the episodes.
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Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 June 2026
- He bought a used car for about five grand.
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Invite your grands to join you on a video chat.
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Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2026
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For a deal under a grand, this is a steal!
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PC Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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On this night, the highest bids topped three grand.
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Sharyn Alfonsi,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Less than a grand for a Lenovo?
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George Yang,
PC Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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For well under a grand, now's a great time to pick it up.
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George Yang,
PC Magazine,
13 May 2026
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Does the thought of spending over a grand on a bed keep you up at night?
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WIRED,
27 Nov. 2022
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Her other grands live full, busy and chaotic lives.
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Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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Her other grands live full, busy and chaotic lives.
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Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
18 Oct. 2025
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To find out more about the sleek grand tourer, check out the full story here.
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Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
15 May 2026
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An extra grand would help pay for food as well as gas to take the children to school.
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Los Angeles Times,
7 Oct. 2021
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Saving over a grand on a screen this big and this beautiful is a rare find.
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Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
11 Mar. 2026
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How many of us can really afford to drop three grand on a mattress?
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Mike Richard,
Women's Health,
16 Aug. 2023
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What other blue-collar job is gonna pay a couple hundred grand a year?
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Ezra Dyer,
Car and Driver,
25 June 2023
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Granted, a good gaming PC will set you back at least a grand.
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Mitch Wallace,
Forbes,
26 Aug. 2022
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Someone send me a couple hundred grand.
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Chris Branch,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Rather than spending a grand for a week’s rental, you can be driven by someone else for a lot less.
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Nerd Wallet,
oregonlive,
16 Aug. 2021
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For just under two grand, this is an amazing deal to take advantage of.
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George Yang,
PC Magazine,
3 Sep. 2025
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Today’s MacBooks start at two and two-and-a-half grand.
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Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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Then plus the wristbands … probably at least 6 grand.
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Andrea Domanick,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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For under a grand, this deal is definitely a steal.
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George Yang,
PC Magazine,
2 Sep. 2025
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Despite that gateway is running in the red by about 55 grand over the past year, so.
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Staff Reports,
cleveland,
10 Aug. 2023
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Doing so activates the offer and covers your first bet up to a grand.
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cleveland,
26 Sep. 2022
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As to his vaping with the grands in the vehicle, how do their parents feel about it?
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Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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But that's nothing new for Porsche buyers, and after all, what's a few dozen grand among friends?
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Nelson Ireson,
Car and Driver,
26 July 2021
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Yet inside, the ambition was anything but grand.
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Leonora Epstein,
Architectural Digest,
27 Feb. 2026
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That car is the Droptail, an open-top grand tourer inspired by classic yachts and hot rods.
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Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
4 Sep. 2025
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There’s nothing high-tech or grand about it, but being analog remains the wig’s most potent strength.
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
1 Jan. 2026
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Why kill that dream for the sake of saving a few hundred grand and having to set up fewer water bottles?
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Martin Fritz Huber,
Outside Online,
8 Dec. 2021
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Her bare foot pokes from beneath a grand, flowing dress in shades of ochre with slashes of whites, pinks and other colors.
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Sean Clancy,
Arkansas Online,
15 Nov. 2022
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