greatness

Example Sentences

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But if those who still believe in this country, its founding and its greatness work to keep those things alive, then Jefferson, Adams and Wood will still live, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Maybe with “Cars” safely in the rearview mirror, and me having just exhausted my one bad pun per story with this sentence, Pixar can return to consistent greatness.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Seeing things as they are means understanding both their failures and successes, “their greatness and their misery.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

In a new Netflix series, the 39-year-old opens up about the risks he took with his health in order to achieve greatness.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

And in fact, in Persia, they would say King Fereydun shined with the light of greatness and wisdom, and people would have to cover their eyes when they saw him.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri