August
adjective
Respected and impressive.
The august presence of the monarch
Often appears as...
- august presence
- august institution
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Formal
Literary
adjective
Respected and impressive.
The august presence of the monarch
Often appears as...
- august presence
- august institution
Usage tips
Formal
Literary
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Pro Tip 1/3High Stature
Used to describe people or things that are highly respected or have a high status.
She was invited to an august gathering of Nobel laureates.
Pro Tip 2/3Ceremonial Tone
Often associated with formal ceremonies or traditional events that command respect.
The judges were robed in their august regalia for the official proceedings.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Personable
Augst is not typically used to describe someone's personality but their position or the respect they command.
The august professor received a standing ovation for his contributions.
Pro Tip 1/3High Stature
Used to describe people or things that are highly respected or have a high status.
She was invited to an august gathering of Nobel laureates.
Pro Tip 2/3Ceremonial Tone
Often associated with formal ceremonies or traditional events that command respect.
The judges were robed in their august regalia for the official proceedings.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Personable
Augst is not typically used to describe someone's personality but their position or the respect they command.
The august professor received a standing ovation for his contributions.
Pro Tip 1/3High Stature
Used to describe people or things that are highly respected or have a high status.
She was invited to an august gathering of Nobel laureates.
Pro Tip 2/3Ceremonial Tone
Often associated with formal ceremonies or traditional events that command respect.
The judges were robed in their august regalia for the official proceedings.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Personable
Augst is not typically used to describe someone's personality but their position or the respect they command.
The august professor received a standing ovation for his contributions.
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This Is What It's Like...
August it was early in the morning it was raining they were playing movies in the park it was the summertime they were supposed to play Wayne's World that night got rained out I was on my way home a few blocks from home and I was hit by a car she was nighttime I had had my lights everything on my bike guy
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Baby Orphan Fox Rescue PIPE...
the fox clubs you know in that stage of their life they tend to come in at sort of february march time and they'll be with us until late summer early autumn and we'd then release them when they would naturally disperse from their nato territory in the wild so late summer early autumn august sort of time
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We need to green the...
um we have local elections in the uk in may that makes it difficult june is the european football championships which means and glasgow is one of the host cities so the the policing two major events like that i think is impossible so so we're starting to look later july might be possible august
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An Accidental Case of...
our office was closed to help slow the spread of coronavirus but in august my producer brian gutierrez and i returned to our basically empty office for one day to take a look at what a couple of our co-workers at national geographic we're up to oh and our voices might sound a little
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What nonprofits can...
two and a half million vaccinators but let me make the story a little bit more concrete for you let me tell you the story of sri rama an 18 month boy in bihar northern state in india this year on august 8th he felt paralysis and on the 13th his parents took him to the doctor
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Legends of Kingfishers,...
you want wow so a couple of weeks goes by we don't know what this thing is what is this brain tumor is it bad is it good we don't know what it is the pathologies they said oh we'll know next week it's taken two weeks three weeks uh you know it's august and it's the most
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The Largest Falcon in...
breeding in the arctic is difficult when the season is so short for up here june is spring july is summer and august is already autumn it's a precarious window in which they must breed before the snow and bitter cold return
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The Diet of the Black...
during august the annual cork harvest draws to a close an activity in the parchment and gradually slows down as autumn approaches by late october the stripped cork trees are now deep red as they begin to regrow their bark
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Black Women and the...
last week and there is a link to the book in that story so we encourage people to read the story and click on the link i'd also like to mention the story that we did in the august issue of national
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Bizarre Mating Ritual Of...
it attracts one of the world's most charismatic birds at around 4 000 pairs this is the caribbean's largest colony of magnificent frigate birds each year from august october males fly
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This Is What It's Like...
August it was early in the morning it was raining they were playing movies in the park it was the summertime they were supposed to play Wayne's World that night got rained out I was on my way home a few blocks from home and I was hit by a car she was nighttime I had had my lights everything on my bike guy
Video examples
Baby Orphan Fox Rescue PIPE...
the fox clubs you know in that stage of their life they tend to come in at sort of february march time and they'll be with us until late summer early autumn and we'd then release them when they would naturally disperse from their nato territory in the wild so late summer early autumn august sort of time
Video examples
We need to green the...
um we have local elections in the uk in may that makes it difficult june is the european football championships which means and glasgow is one of the host cities so the the policing two major events like that i think is impossible so so we're starting to look later july might be possible august
Video examples
An Accidental Case of...
our office was closed to help slow the spread of coronavirus but in august my producer brian gutierrez and i returned to our basically empty office for one day to take a look at what a couple of our co-workers at national geographic we're up to oh and our voices might sound a little
Video examples
What nonprofits can...
two and a half million vaccinators but let me make the story a little bit more concrete for you let me tell you the story of sri rama an 18 month boy in bihar northern state in india this year on august 8th he felt paralysis and on the 13th his parents took him to the doctor
Video examples
Legends of Kingfishers,...
you want wow so a couple of weeks goes by we don't know what this thing is what is this brain tumor is it bad is it good we don't know what it is the pathologies they said oh we'll know next week it's taken two weeks three weeks uh you know it's august and it's the most
Video examples
The Largest Falcon in...
breeding in the arctic is difficult when the season is so short for up here june is spring july is summer and august is already autumn it's a precarious window in which they must breed before the snow and bitter cold return
Video examples
The Diet of the Black...
during august the annual cork harvest draws to a close an activity in the parchment and gradually slows down as autumn approaches by late october the stripped cork trees are now deep red as they begin to regrow their bark
Video examples
Black Women and the...
last week and there is a link to the book in that story so we encourage people to read the story and click on the link i'd also like to mention the story that we did in the august issue of national
Video examples
Bizarre Mating Ritual Of...
it attracts one of the world's most charismatic birds at around 4 000 pairs this is the caribbean's largest colony of magnificent frigate birds each year from august october males fly
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Quote examples
Russell Hornsby
American Actor
It is a distinct and an honor to work with the august Regina King. I would call her Queen King. This woman is one of our treasures. She's an actor's actor. She has craft to burn. She's a craftsman who knows what she is doing, and she's got soul.
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John Burroughs
American Author
August is the month of the high-sailing hawks. The hen hawk is the most noticeable. He likes the haze and calm of these long, warm days. He is a bird of leisure and seems always at his ease. How beautiful and majestic are his movements!
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Ralph Adams Cram
American Architect
The pursuit of perfection always implies a definite aristocracy, which is as much a goal of effort as a noble philosophy, an august civil polity or a great art.
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Joseph Epstein
American Writer
The pleasure of jogging and running is rather like that of wearing a fur coat in Texas in August: the true joy comes in being able to take the damn thing off.
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Viola Davis
American Actress
August Wilson is the one writer that writes about men like my father, who had a fifth grade education, who was a janitor at McDonald's.
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Nish Kumar
British Comedian
August is the time when I can feel myself getting stronger as a comedian. I'm at the height of my powers come September.
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Willard Scott
American Entertainer
August depresses me a little. I don't even feel like eating. And when I don't eat, that's a sure sign of stagnation.
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Henry Rollins
American Musician
August, the summer's last messenger of misery, is a hollow actor.
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Colin Cowherd
American Entertainer
August 1 is the beginning of football season to me.
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Victor Hugo
French Author
Prayer is an august avowal of ignorance.
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Russell Hornsby
American Actor
It is a distinct and an honor to work with the august Regina King. I would call her Queen King. This woman is one of our treasures. She's an actor's actor. She has craft to burn. She's a craftsman who knows what she is doing, and she's got soul.
Quote examples
John Burroughs
American Author
August is the month of the high-sailing hawks. The hen hawk is the most noticeable. He likes the haze and calm of these long, warm days. He is a bird of leisure and seems always at his ease. How beautiful and majestic are his movements!
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Ralph Adams Cram
American Architect
The pursuit of perfection always implies a definite aristocracy, which is as much a goal of effort as a noble philosophy, an august civil polity or a great art.
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Joseph Epstein
American Writer
The pleasure of jogging and running is rather like that of wearing a fur coat in Texas in August: the true joy comes in being able to take the damn thing off.
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Viola Davis
American Actress
August Wilson is the one writer that writes about men like my father, who had a fifth grade education, who was a janitor at McDonald's.
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Nish Kumar
British Comedian
August is the time when I can feel myself getting stronger as a comedian. I'm at the height of my powers come September.
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Willard Scott
American Entertainer
August depresses me a little. I don't even feel like eating. And when I don't eat, that's a sure sign of stagnation.
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Henry Rollins
American Musician
August, the summer's last messenger of misery, is a hollow actor.
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Colin Cowherd
American Entertainer
August 1 is the beginning of football season to me.
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Victor Hugo
French Author
Prayer is an august avowal of ignorance.
Example 1 of 10
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