How to Use greatness in a Sentence

greatness

noun
  • Trump is on the cusp of greatness.
    — FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
  • But the greatness does not stop there.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
  • What a gift, to be so close to greatness!
    — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
  • And there has been a lot of greatness since then.
    — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The thrill and greatness of one player hooked him.
    — Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
  • The job is far from finished and greatness comes at the end.
    — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 9 May 2026
  • The idea that our greatness comes from our goodness.
    — Billy Ray, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Temwa Chawinga’s greatness isn’t talked about enough.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
  • And yet very few among us achieve moments of greatness in our lives.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2023
  • There’s no denying the greatness of a pair of slip-on shoes.
    — Amber Love Bond, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Because that is the price of greatness.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 17 May 2026
  • But this bag’s greatness goes beyond its weight.
    — Nathan Allen, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Kindel gets to watch greatness every night.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Control is what makes for greatness.
    — Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2026
  • Is God Is feels like a film just short of greatness.
    — Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
  • The greatness of the city would be measured by the fates of the least among them.
    — Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
  • And even in the midst of all this greatness, there are some who shine the brightest.
    — Dede Henley, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
  • And that’s how greatness comes within.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Just a reminder that greatness and modesty can go hand in hand.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • An accident may pave the way for your chance to achieve greatness.
    — Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 26 July 2024
  • Now the two figures who pushed him toward greatness are gone.
    — Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
  • That’s the burden of greatness.
    — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 14 May 2026
  • But their greatness continues to be viewed in the macro.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 2 May 2026
  • Here were goodness and greatness and glory to be had.
    — Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Hopefully, this won't be a huge step in their rise to greatness.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Start building your own greatness.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
  • And the longer the contestants sashay the more the room urges them to greatness.
    — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 27 June 2024
  • How much more so when its greatness is confirmed and the play takes root in the soil of a new time.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2023
  • But those were my three, like that’s the trifecta of greatness.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
  • But that’s not the only way to measure greatness.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 8 May 2026

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'greatness.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: