Example Sentences

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To contextualize the ruling, we’ve created a system that ranks Supreme Court opinions against previous rulings across three criteria: radicalness, cruelty, and scope of impact.

From Slate • Jul. 1, 2021

Beethoven’s late quartets—and especially the last one—offer visions of strangeness and radicalness in a classical package.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 2, 2016

And Mr. Ridley’s style and method are invitingly playful even if the movie doesn’t approach the radicalness of Todd Haynes’s “I’m Not There,” an experimental inquiry into Bob Dylan.

From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2014

She finished fifth, the judges accepting that she was skilled but deducting marks for her radicalness.

From The Guardian • Jul. 6, 2012

The boldness of the man and the radicalness of his philosophy dazzled and fascinated the inexperienced youth.

From The Redemption of David Corson by Goss, Charles Frederic