originality
Example Sentences
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I look for originality and rarity when collecting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
But fame and fortune did not affect her remarkable originality, which she once attributed to the "serenity of the soul" that comes from spending time alone.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
TCU said responses to the questions it cut—about its values and inclusivity—lacked originality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Judges praised the "originality, innovation, ambition" of Jolly's work which "confronts a topic of immense complexity in a gripping tour de force".
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
In Mendel’s paper, de Vries discovered a solution to his question, a perfect corroboration of his experiments—and a challenge to his originality.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
