sui generis
Example Sentences
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Once considered the product of two distinct artists, “Boy With a Basket of Fruit” speaks to the intensity of Caravaggio’s spectacular, sui generis vision of what Italian naturalism would become in his hands.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
“Unbelievable win,” Indiana’s sui generis coach Curt Cignetti said afterward.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025
To them, even after eight years of experience, the president is some type of sui generis figure, an aberration in American politics and culture.
From Salon • Aug. 30, 2025
It’s been nearly two decades since voters elected a Republican governor, the sui generis Arnold Schwarzenegger.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2024
Melinda is sui generis, and so generous too. vichyssoise.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
