It was, said one, "a placement frequent in Paris, but vicious for monuments of this grandiose style."

Letters to dignitaries may use even more grandiose styles, such as:

All the wealth of Peru would have been insufficient to maintain her in the grandiose style she fancied for herself.

But his $390,000 salary and grandiose style have opened questions about the entire system.

These latter changes also reflect a grandiose style and opulance from an epoch that came to an end.

It sits upon him with a grandiose style, like his ragged cloak.

The houses under way are designed in what may be called the "grandiose" style.

He celebrated in typically grandiose style by building a US$350 million palace.

Archery smile little at the colonel's grandiose style, but there was nothing ';.

It was in the grandiose style of the mid- nineteenth century with four soldiers guarding the compass points.