specialness

Example Sentences

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There’s a lot of reasons for the specialness of Goldman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Given how many comedy specials are being released on various streaming platforms, he says that “we have lost the specialness of the special.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

“It comes and goes depending on how driven they are to feel special. When they are extremely invested in maintaining their sense of specialness, they lose sight of the needs and feelings of others.”

From Slate • Jul. 23, 2025

Player 230 – real name Choi Su-bong – is the mascot for every would-be alpha whose inflated sense of specialness is precisely what makes him ordinary.

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2025

We were caught up easily, Mirren, Johnny, and I—feeling the power he conferred in picturing us at Harvard, the specialness of asking our opinions and laughing at our jokes.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart