greatness

Example Sentences

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His final masterstroke—bullying the world into saluting his greatness by executing an incredible comeback—will once again remind him that the maw at the center of his being remains unfilled.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

While Hull embraces all-out aggression, Korda - who is firmly on track for golfing greatness - took a more pragmatic approach to winning her fourth major title.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Maybe with “Cars” safely in the rearview mirror, and me having just exhausted my one bad pun per story with this sentence, Pixar can return to consistent greatness.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

His failures were many and spectacular, but in 1940, as Britain fought alone against Hitler’s Germany, he drew on a lifetime’s writing about greatness to embody it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

If only he had had some greatness of mind as well, at least enough to lead him along the ways of reason, he would have been the perfect hero.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton