STUPENDOUS in a Sentence

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Example sentences for STUPENDOUS, such as:

1. He was a man of stupendous stamina and energy.
2. As he hastened, there passed through his mind pictures of stupendous conflicts.
3. I remained in a recess of the rock, gazing on this wonderful and stupendous scene.
4. It was such a stupendous thing to know for certain that she put her hair in papers.
5. It seemed that the cannon had come from all parts and were engaged in a stupendous wrangle.

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 Meanings and Examples of STUPENDOUS
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
stupendous
 a.  astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation
Classic Sentence:
1  I remained in a recess of the rock, gazing on this wonderful and stupendous scene.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 10
2  I was oppressed by fatigue and hunger and far too unhappy to enjoy the gentle breezes of evening or the prospect of the sun setting behind the stupendous mountains of Jura.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 16
3  It was such a stupendous thing to know for certain that she put her hair in papers.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 44. OUR HOUSEKEEPING
4  The lads came gayly back and went at their sports again with a will, chattering all the time about Tom's stupendous plan and admiring the genius of it.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
5  It was a night of joy and terror, such as this man of stupendous emotions had already experienced twice or thrice in his lifetime.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 24. The Secret Cave.
6  As he hastened, there passed through his mind pictures of stupendous conflicts.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
7  It seemed that the cannon had come from all parts and were engaged in a stupendous wrangle.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 16
Example Sentence:
1  The lads came back and went at their sports again with a will, chattering all the time about Tom's stupendous plan and admiring the genius of it.
2  He was a man of stupendous stamina and energy.