greater

Example Sentences

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Iran has had greater success targeting U.S. and Gulf state military assets in this war than it did during last year’s 12-day war.

From The Wall Street Journal

That means students will start repaying their loans sooner than they would otherwise have done, and their rising salaries will lead to greater repayments.

From BBC

“I cain’t go on in the face of this injustice,” he said, husky-voiced, “the old at the mercy of the young. I turn to a finer spirit than I am, a greater talent than I possess.”

From Literature

But the flames gave them comfort greater than heat.

From Literature

‘I have no more doubts. He is the listener. The question is, do we let him take the Nanuak to the Mountain? A boy, on his own? Or do we send our strongest hunter: a full-grown man with a far greater chance against the bear?’

From Literature