Greats

British  

/ ɡreɪts /

plural noun

1. the Honour School of Literae Humaniores, involving the study of Greek and Roman history and literature and philosophy

2. the final examinations at the end of this course

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Example Sentences

In the debate over all-time greats, Mr. Klosterman makes a useful distinction between acquired and natural greatness.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Croat has had much success and now, at 40 years old, is still performing well for AC Milan - and is globally perceived as one of the greats.

From BBC

Where does the player who represented England at the 2010 and 2014 World Cups rank on the list of all-time Premier League greats?

From BBC

"Milner's name never really is mentioned as one of the greats, but he is, without a doubt," says Richards.

From BBC

And Smith-Njigba managed to do without any of the extraordinary characteristics that tend to define the greats at his position.

From The Wall Street Journal