greatness

noun

great·ness ˈgrāt-nəs

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: the quality or state of being great (as in size, skill, achievement, or power)

Today, many Inca buildings still stand—all witnesses to an empire of unforgettable greatness.—

Michelle Laliberte

An understanding of the visible world became a better way of understanding the greatness of God.—

Mario Salvadori

I came back convinced that bourbon and its cousins are America's contribution to world distillery, with as strong a claim to greatness as anything from Scotland, Ireland, or Canada.—

Corby Kummer

… young team that came within a game of reaching the World Series, a team on the verge of greatness.—

Barry Rozner

Tyson, 33, has long since abandoned any claim to boxing greatness, having squandered his promise in two jail sentences, a suspension and several gory defeats.—

Richard Hoffer

Examples of greatness in a Sentence

a poet whose work is of enduring greatness the overwhelming greatness of the canyon is what visitors first notice

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Most time-management books leave you feeling inadequate, focusing on greatness and optimization, but Adachi’s guide to time management covers doing less with more focus, a lesson that most founders need to learn. —

Jodie Cook, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024 The star’s achievement came in part thanks to her drive for greatness from an early age. —

Stephen Daw, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2024 But successful returns to greatness are nearly always built on reviving company cultures rather than reinventing them. —

Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 So what takes a ho-hum taco to a new level of greatness? —

Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for greatness