sui generis
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of sui generis
Latin, literally: of its own kind
Example Sentences
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But he is also, as “American Songwriter” may convince you, sui generis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Once considered the product of two distinct artists, “Boy With a Basket of Fruit” speaks to the intensity of Caravaggio’s spectacular, sui generis vision of what Italian naturalism would become in his hands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
It made him singular, but perhaps unintentionally it makes him look less sui generis than lonely.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2025
And it’s his relationship to his hometown, the City of Angels, that defines his sui generis eye and puts him up there with such greats as Ansel Adams, Mary Ellen Mark and Daidō Moriyama.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2025
She thought of the sui generis Hixby’s guidebook, the fictitious Judge Quinzy, and the mysterious danger Miss Mortimer had warned her about.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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