How to Use originality in a Sentence

originality

noun
  • I was amazed by the originality of her ideas.
  • Critics have praised the movie's startling originality.
  • Whether or not that originality is a good thing?
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
  • That one gets a pass for pure originality.
    — Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
  • This sci-fi film packs originality in every scene and plot point.
    — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Lead with heart and let your originality shine.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Make like Prinsloo and paint the town—and your lids—with originality in mind.
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 6 June 2019
  • Think matters through, and let your originality and your unique style take over.
    — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 29 July 2019
  • This turns out a little funky, but huge points for originality.
    — Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Their originality is just one way that his weed pots surpassed craft to become art.
    — Roberta Smith, New York Times, 6 July 2023
  • Martens plans to scream, if not louder, than with more originality.
    — Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Owning your originality is a skill that will always help you along the way.
    — Jacqueline Delgadillo, refinery29.com, 26 Sep. 2022
  • The courage and originality of the film’s approach opens up to a much larger world view.
    — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2023
  • But for all its originality, there is something about the series that feels very old.
    — The Economist, 29 Jan. 2020
  • But cable and streaming have seemed to me like the places where originality has thrived in the past two decades.
    — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The beads-on-books trend feels overdone and lacks originality.
    — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 2 May 2026
  • Is there still room in fashion for true originality?
    — Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
  • That said, its backers are looking for a sense of originality and roots.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
  • And then, beside the labor, so much originality in all your works.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 27 Nov. 2019
  • That dunk had what judges are looking for – hang time, originality, style, and power.
    — Clifton Brown, Indianapolis Star, 2 Feb. 2018
  • Your originality is your open door.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Dec. 2025
  • No one has ever been able to suppress the striker's flair and originality for too long.
    — SI.com, 23 Sep. 2019
  • The spark and originality present in the band’s best work is missing from its latest album.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 May 2022
  • The book does not at all take away from the genius and originality of Darwin’s work.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 11 Dec. 2021
  • The beauty of the prose, the originality of the theme, the honesty of the writer.
    — New York Times, 5 July 2018
  • But what this charmer of a film has that keeps us engaged, if not originality, is the couple at the center of it all.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 18 June 2026
  • Plenty of great art has eked out originality from within the strictures of genre.
    — Adam Wilson, Harper's magazine, 16 Sep. 2019
  • There was just a severe lack of originality that doomed Zero from the get-go.
    — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Your originality has more room when daily life supports it.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2026
  • The snail slime doesn’t seem to actively turn Cathy on, but points for originality here.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026

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