greatness

Example Sentences

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"I believe greatness isn't measured by how many people stand beneath you," she continued.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

Salonen found renewal not from the desperation of rethinking but from freshening, illuminating the perception of exceptional young musicians first encountering greatness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

The possibility of human goodness or greatness, Forster insisted in a 1791 article, “is not bound to any particular place on earth or to a privileged tribe.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

His final masterstroke—bullying the world into saluting his greatness by executing an incredible comeback—will once again remind him that the maw at the center of his being remains unfilled.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 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