achievement
Example Sentences
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He remembers the moment with perfect clarity because for just about anybody else, hitting triple digits is the absolute pinnacle of pitching achievement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
It was a "major achievement of national cultural policy," the official said, to get the "art of Akhal-Teke horse breeding and traditions of horses' decoration" added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage List.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
"Modest in demeanour, yet monumental in achievement, Fergus never sought admiration, but earned it universally from team-mates, opponents, supporters and generations of young rugby players, who dreamed of following in his footsteps."
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Per the Hollywood Reporter, Wenders received a lifetime achievement award at the German Film Awards last week and addressed the “Wrong Move” issue in his speech, saying that he would not shoot the scene today.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
He felt a flush of achievement, at how easily fiancée had slipped out of him, a sign of future uxorious bliss.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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