sui generis
Example Sentences
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Mr. Richardson’s explication of these sui generis novels is astute and highly welcome.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
It made him singular, but perhaps unintentionally it makes him look less sui generis than lonely.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025
He was, however, an original, with a sui generis style both intense and charming.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
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
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
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