: 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
Michelle LaliberteAn understanding of the visible world became a better way of understanding the greatness of God.—Mario Salvadori
Mario SalvadoriI 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
Corby Kummer… young team that came within a game of reaching the World Series, a team on the verge of greatness.—Barry Rozner
Barry RoznerTyson, 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
Richard HofferExamples 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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For Inter, victory would rubber-stamp this current period of greatness under Inzaghi, lifting the one major trophy missing from his four-year spell at the club.
—Emmet Gates, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Durability and dominance are the twin pillars of pitching greatness.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 30 May 2025
With Memorial Day upon us, known until 1967 as Decoration Day, now is the time to not only thank those who made the ultimate sacrifice, but also to commit to triumph over these turbulent times to maintain American greatness.
—Jim Martin, Denver Post, 26 May 2025
The Panther sit on the edge of hockey greatness now, the Stanley Cup Final beckoning them for a third straight year, the kind of run that would offer a chance to repeat as champs and put them up with the best teams in South Florida history.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 25 May 2025
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Emmet Gates, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Durability and dominance are the twin pillars of pitching greatness.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 30 May 2025
With Memorial Day upon us, known until 1967 as Decoration Day, now is the time to not only thank those who made the ultimate sacrifice, but also to commit to triumph over these turbulent times to maintain American greatness.
—Jim Martin, Denver Post, 26 May 2025
The Panther sit on the edge of hockey greatness now, the Stanley Cup Final beckoning them for a third straight year, the kind of run that would offer a chance to repeat as champs and put them up with the best teams in South Florida history.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 25 May 2025
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“Greatness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greatness. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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