greatness

Example Sentences

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That’s how you get branded a dinosaur, a fuddy-dud, an inhibitor of the inexorable march toward efficiency and greatness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Chalamet gets dinged for aspiring to greatness, and Penn’s about to win his third Oscar simply for being great — and not talking about it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

"If Mikaela and Lauren want to prove their greatness - and I'm willing to give them that chance - then it's 163lb and 165lb. I don't have to prove anything," Shields said.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

But like Salieri, Shaffer was all too aware that popularity isn’t the same thing as greatness.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Even if I had made the dive across the pool stairs and qualified for greatness, he still would have left the next day.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri