greatest
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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The greatest gains in fitness come when unfit people start exercising, not when fit people exercise more.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
Its top ASX pick remains Capstone Copper, which it says offers the greatest leverage to copper prices on the Australian exchange and has “the richest list of growth projects.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
"For me, winning a World Cup with Spain would be one of the greatest achievements."
From BBC • May 22, 2026
The tank in greatest crisis was already bulging on Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
So at the moment of our greatest triumph, we had lost Marlene.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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