Example Sentences

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There’s a lot of reasons for the specialness of Goldman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Given how many comedy specials are being released on various streaming platforms, he says that “we have lost the specialness of the special.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

“It comes and goes depending on how driven they are to feel special. When they are extremely invested in maintaining their sense of specialness, they lose sight of the needs and feelings of others.”

From Slate • Jul. 23, 2025

For the hundreds who were there, this release provides a portal back to a certain specialness that gets lost seeing big bands in the vastness of stadiums.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2024

They don’t even make you pay attention, slipping in a ceremony and clearing the table before the children notice specialness.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston