grand achievement

Example Sentences

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But in my homemade version of that bread, the deeply browned crust is a grand achievement, a source of inordinate pride, thanks to a full cup of maple syrup.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2022

There was no grand achievement, no banner earned, no trophy lifted.

From Washington Post • May 7, 2018

But for too many years, that grand achievement had them—or at least their employers, France’s Pasteur Institute in Paris for Barré-Sinoussi and the U.S.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 26, 2016

The Della Robbia helps illuminate Donatello's grand achievement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2015

He is like the winning football coach in some down-on-its-luck Ohio or Texas town—a beacon, a sign that grand achievement is possible, albeit unlikely.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove