superpower

Example Sentences

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The U.S. became an energy superpower through serendipity and policy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Investment banking went on to underwrite construction of the railroad, the telephone, and an industrial revolution that turned America into an economic and military superpower.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Chinese leader Xi Jinping had hoped next month’s summit with President Trump would cement China’s status as a peer superpower.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

“For a quiet, uncoordinated kid, there was nothing cooler than a hero whose superpower was his imagination,” Lindelof wrote in his social media apology.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

You take somebody like Superman, who was born with his superpower, and somebody like Spider-Man—the way he got his power was kinda tragic, right?

From "Harbor Me" by Jacqueline Woodson