greatness

Example Sentences

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For the past two decades, their entire careers have played out in parallel, their greatness most easily understood in comparison to each other.

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

But as an immigrant, perhaps I’m better placed than others to make the case that America’s greatness far outweighs its faults.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 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

But a moment later he had forgotten his shyness, for Menelaus began to speak of Odysseus—of his greatness and his long sorrows.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton