greatest
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Celebrate the French Open by watching its greatest champion, Rafael Nadal, endure endless pain and injury in his indefatigable quest for tennis glory.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
As a result, these students consistently experience worse academic outcomes and fail to reach their full potential in the greatest country on the planet.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
It also referenced aneutronic fuels as being a potential source of “perhaps the greatest cost savings.”
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
But the other, and perhaps greatest piece of luck was that my generation worked in an era in which employers - public and private - offered membership of defined benefit pension schemes.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
Perhaps the greatest paradox about understanding “the woods” is that so many who enjoy it, or seem to enjoy it, spend most of their time trying to kill parts of it.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
