10 sentences with 'great'

Example sentences and phrases with the word great and other words derived from it.

• « Despite his great affability, he struck me as someone not to be trifled with. »
• « How proud he was, but not because he was a great athlete, but because he displayed that quiet dash and good humor that he admired. »
• « Kipling went to great lengths to find out John's whereabouts, but no one could inform him. »
• « Nader Ali kneaded fresh bread with great patience, mixing it with tea and sugar. »
• « With great dexterity the neurosurgeon separated the muscle from the base of the skull and exposed the bone. »
• « But even the great Dr. Cushing would have hesitated to operate on a child's brain stem, as Epstein and his colleagues do today. »
• « Yet the neurosurgeon is always faced with the dilemma first posed by Harvey Cushing: when to take great risks and when to retreat in the face of unexpected difficulties. »
• « Marina later explained to the boy's parents that their son had great gifts and that more rigorous instruction was in order. »
• « The teacher made Jon's parents see that this was a great opportunity for their son, but they were not convinced. »
• « As he later commented, Henry felt "as if a great wrong had been done to me. »
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