groundbreaker

Example Sentences

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Wallace seeks to be known as a championship driver along with a groundbreaker.

From Washington Times • Sep. 1, 2023

Roz Wyman, a groundbreaker herself — in 1953, at 22, she became the youngest person ever elected to the Los Angeles City Council — once reflected on Molina’s “firsts.”

From Seattle Times • May 21, 2023

How do you measure the legacy of someone who is a groundbreaker?

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2022

And the expectation that the title of groundbreaker engenders can weigh down a movie, sometimes fatally.

From Washington Post • Aug. 20, 2021

Navratilova won the Wimbledon singles title at 34 in 1990 and continued to win doubles championships until 2006, becoming a groundbreaker in longevity.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2021