pomp

How to use pomp in a sentence

• Today, Powell chose a simpler church service in lieu of the pomp and circumstance of lying in state in the Capitol that military leaders are granted, another instance of looking back at where he’d been, not where he’d reached.

  Colin Powell Was the Epitome of America’s Promise | Margaret Carlson | November 5, 2021 | The Daily Beast

• The marriage of the former princess Mako Komuro, niece of Japan’s Emperor Naruhito, and her long-time partner, the commoner Kei Komuro, was without the usual pomp and ceremony of royal nuptials.

  Mako Komuro Isn't the First Female Scion of Japan's Royal Family to Have Suffered From Mental Stress | Chad de Guzman | November 3, 2021 | Time

• Finding a way to gather in May for the pomp and circumstance of graduation ceremonies proved yet another challenge.

  Georgetown University to hold pandemic commencement at Nationals Park | Nick Anderson | April 22, 2021 | Washington Post

• Still, that same equalizing effect also serves to highlight the relative absurdity of building up so much importance, so much pomp and hyperbole, over awards shows in the first place.

  GLAAD Media Awards celebrate progress | John Paul King | April 13, 2021 | Washington Blade

• Typically, Mars landings are cause for great pomp and circumstance at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

  NASA rover Perseverance lands on Mars in mission to search for past life | Joel Achenbach, Sarah Kaplan, Ben Guarino | February 18, 2021 | Washington Post