Greatest
['ɡreɪtɪst] or [gret]
Examples
- Without it the engine would have been too clumsy and slow for practical use, but with it the greatest possibilities of use appeared. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- He lost the genial suavity of manner which is one of his greatest charMs. A noble indignation inspired his reply. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Seizing the professor by the arm, Mr. Philander set off in the direction that would put the greatest distance between themselves and the lion. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- The marriages of either were discussed; and their prospects in life canvassed with the greatest frankness and interest on both sides. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- An undue love of Self leads to the most monstrous crimes and occasions the greatest misfortunes both in States and Families. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- To one of the most generous and kindest men in the world, as he is one of the greatest--to my excellent friend, the Marquis of Steyne. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I shall have the greatest pleasure in receiving him in a lower room. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- When rotating at the rate of 788 revolutions in a minute, and lifting the water 19·4 feet, the greatest practical effect, compared with the power employed, was attained. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- A naked savage found himself in the greatest danger. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The Egyptians were the earliest and greatest agriculturists, and from them the art was learned by the Greeks. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- It was one of the greatest moments of the war to me when I heard the report in that great voice where pity, compassion and truth are blended. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- That the oldest had still hopes of living one day longer, and looked on death as the greatest evil, from which nature always prompted him to retreat. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- Morgan Was foot-loose and could operate where, his information--always correct--led him to believe he could do the greatest damage. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- For many centuries Constantinople was the greatest and richest city in the world. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I have the greatest pleasure, my dear Emma, in forwarding to you the enclosed. Jane Austen. Emma.
Typist: Sadie