Greats

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How to use Greats in a sentence

More than a few 20th-century acting greats, we decided, would have thrived on being techno-celebrities.
The Concealed Genius of Alec Guinness|Tom Teodorczuk|June 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Food, in large part, is what is currently putting this city up there with the greats.
The Foodie Capital of Canada|Michele Willens|May 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Today, Clarksdale's Delta Blues Museum honors all the greats, including Muddy Waters.
The U.S. Road Trips You Should Really Take|Lonely Planet|April 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Regardless of where you rank him, however,Cobain has secured a prominent place in the pantheon of music greats, Cross said.
Inside Kurt Cobain’s $450M empire|CNBC|April 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST

It paid tribute to the greats that came before it, all while laughing at itself and chronicling a legendary friendship.
I Watched ‘Psych’ For 8 Years and All I Got Was This Lackluster Finale|Chancellor Agard|March 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Langham felt a dismal certainty before many weeks were over that Elsmere would miss his First in Greats.
Robert Elsmere|Mrs. Humphry Ward
And he thought much that day, this perplexed man, our grandfather with so many "greats" before the word.
The Story of Ab|Stanley Waterloo
Far enough away now seemed Greats and not very alarming Plato and Aristotle at these first tentative encounters.
Sinister Street, vol. 2|Compton Mackenzie
Letitia tried to count how many “greats” belonged to the ancestors who had first owned these treasures, but it made her dizzy.
The Green Door|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
The ubiquitous cheese of classical greats, imitated all around the world and back to Italy again.
The Complete Book of Cheese|Robert Carlton Brown