Used in a Sentence

pomp

How to use pomp in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for pomp.

Editorial note

So much pomp and circumstance for a list of 16 hex colors!

Examples14
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

cheap or pretentious or vain display

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of pomp gathered in one view.

noun

cheap or pretentious or vain display

noun

ceremonial elegance and splendor; "entered with much eclat in a coach drawn by eight white horses"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for pomp.

noun

cheap or pretentious or vain display

noun

ceremonial elegance and splendor; "entered with much eclat in a coach drawn by eight white horses"

Example sentences

1

So much pomp and circumstance for a list of 16 hex colors!

2

I could be misglancing this at 1 am, but it looks like a bit of pomp to me.

3

Today's launch wasn't going to have the pomp and flair everyone expected.

4

The pomp was strange, and a lot of the ideas about social hierarchy were strange.

5

Unless you're apple, don't count on a big launch full of pomp and circumstance, because no one cares.

6

No way - this is absolutely a case of function instead of pomp and circumstance.

7

I think the term pomp and circumstance is completely appropriate in this case.

8

Kamaal chose to dispense with the pomp and ceremony and abandon razzledazzle for brass tacks.

9

If you go back to the genesis of most news aggregation sites, rarely were they announced with pomp before being unleashed.

10

You go through all the pomp and circumstance like it actually mattered, even though the majority of the people running around know it doesn't.

11

It's a serious question about titles, pomp and circumstance, and it's repercussions on one's chosen career.

12

From the little I do know about Linus, I think it's less pomp and more a mix of some ratio between his style of playful, tongue-in-cheek impishness and anger depending on what kind of day he's having.

13

There isn't a lot of pomp and cirucmstance made about him unlocking his phone and carefully navigating the nanometer-engineered laser-etched icon menus, isn't this device amazing, you should buy one.

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And while a constitutional amendment would be nice, the only part of the constitution that the US follows anymore is 'election protocol' and details that create the pomp and circumstance around inauguration.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use pomp in a sentence?

So much pomp and circumstance for a list of 16 hex colors!

What does pomp mean?

cheap or pretentious or vain display

What part of speech is pomp?

pomp is commonly used as noun.