STATELY in a Sentence

Learn STATELY from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
268 example sentences for STATELY, such as:
1. The drought is worst in the central African states.
2. The conflict fostered solidarity among Arab oil states.
3. EU citizens can now travel freely between member states.
4. And one by one, like the stately homes, they were abandoned.
5. EU members are allowed to travel freely between member states.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of STATELY
stately
 a.  of size and dignity suggestive of a statue
 a.  refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court
Classic Sentence: (178 in 12 pages)
1  Eleven, and the more stately tread of the landlady passed my door, bound for the same destination.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER V. OUR ADVERTISEMENT BRINGS A VISITOR
2  She supervised the meal officially, but implied that in her own stately person she considered lunch a weakness.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XI
3  She made him her stately curtsey in the garden, one morning before breakfast.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER VII
4  On the other hand, the stately form of the Norman appeared to dilate in magnitude, like that of the eagle, which ruffles up its plumage when about to pounce on its defenceless prey.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXII
5  And so saying he imitated the solemn and stately deportment of a friar, and departed to execute his mission.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXV
6  Let the old tree wither," continued Cedric, "so the stately hope of the forest be preserved.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
7  His stature was tall, and his gait, undepressed by age and toil, was erect and stately.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXV
8  When Coeur-de-Lion and his retinue approached this rude yet stately building, it was not, as at present, surrounded by external fortifications.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLI
9  And one by one, like the stately homes, they were abandoned.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 11
10  Now they are pulling down the stately homes, the Georgian halls are going.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 11
11  But tha mun dress thysen, all go back to thy stately homes of England, how beautiful they stand.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 15
12  Yes, ma'am, indeed," replied the other, with a stately simper, "there will be some satisfaction in looking on now, and I think it was rather a pity they should have been obliged to part.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
13  He was a tall and stately person, scrupulously dressed, with a drawn, thin face, and a nose which was grotesquely curved and long.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In V. THE ADVENTURE OF THE PRIORY SCHOOL
14  Such was the stately presence who looked stonily at us from the centre of Dr. Huxtable's hearthrug.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In V. THE ADVENTURE OF THE PRIORY SCHOOL
15  He greeted us with a stately courtesy and seated himself at his desk, his red beard streaming down on the table.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In V. THE ADVENTURE OF THE PRIORY SCHOOL
Example Sentence: (90 in 7 pages)
1  One saw life-sized ladies and gentlemen dancing in stately rounds or laughing under trees and among flowers and butterflies.
2  Seeing that stately building on a hill and knowing the respirator center was on the back with the water view heartened me.
3  The Act states that anyone committing the offence is liable to imprisonment.
4  The two West African states had broken off relations two years ago.
5  The drought is worst in the central African states.
6  Turkey and Greece were buffer states against the former Soviet Union.
7  The situation raises important questions about solidarity among member states of the UN.
8  A banker's card states that a bank will pay the owner's cheques to a stated amount.
9  EU members are allowed to travel freely between member states.
10  EU citizens can now travel freely between member states.
11  The map shows the rest of the western region, encompassing nine states.
12  People who visit the United States sometimes wonder how the states got their names.
13  The north central states have a very different kind of climate.
14  The judgment encouraged citizen groups supporting term-limit initiatives in other states.
15  The conflict fostered solidarity among Arab oil states.