sui generis
Example Sentences
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But a long weekend in New York or Los Angeles will unfold global cities you expect to be sui generis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026
The president is a sui generis figure in American history.
From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026
To them, even after eight years of experience, the president is some type of sui generis figure, an aberration in American politics and culture.
From Salon • Aug. 30, 2025
Parker was often abrasive, but Crowther considers Parker empathetically, as a sui generis who resisted becoming a cog in the filmmaking machinery.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2024
She thought of the sui generis Hixby’s guidebook, the fictitious Judge Quinzy, and the mysterious danger Miss Mortimer had warned her about.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
