How to Use originality in a Sentence

originality

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  • I was amazed by the originality of her ideas.
  • Critics have praised the movie's startling originality.
  • Make like Prinsloo and paint the town—and your lids—with originality in mind.
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 6 June 2019
  • Is the rise of the multiverse the death of originality?
    — Stephanie Burt, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2022
  • The courage and originality of the film’s approach opens up to a much larger world view.
    — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2023
  • But cable and streaming have seemed to me like the places where originality has thrived in the past two decades.
    — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Feb. 2023
  • By the quality of the excerpts and the originality of the themes that fit the times, all of them demand to be seen as finished film.
    — Trinidad Barleycorn, Variety, 16 Apr. 2022
  • The book does not at all take away from the genius and originality of Darwin’s work.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 11 Dec. 2021
  • A dozen judges assembled in the test kitchen to score on a scale from 1 to 9 on beauty, taste and originality.
    — Louisa Chu, chicagotribune.com, 4 Dec. 2019
  • Snoop Dogg wants to see more originality in rap these days.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2024
  • In a batch of mostly good taglines, lack of originality is the only sin, and this line just isn’t telling me much about Meredith.
    — Jodi Walker, EW.com, 19 Nov. 2020
  • Its trauma plot doesn’t have the originality of a Bly Manor or a Midnight Mass.
    — TIME, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Owning your originality is a skill that will always help you along the way.
    — Jacqueline Delgadillo, refinery29.com, 26 Sep. 2022
  • The spark and originality present in the band’s best work is missing from its latest album.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 May 2022
  • The stripes were a little much, knocking them on these rankings, but the uniforms crack the top 10 for their originality.
    — Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Think matters through, and let your originality and your unique style take over.
    — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 29 July 2019
  • But for all its originality, there is something about the series that feels very old.
    — The Economist, 29 Jan. 2020
  • By keeping budgets in check, the studio helped to prove there’s still room for originality at the box office.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Dec. 2022
  • As the newest streaming service with a plus sign on the end of its name, Paramount+ is not winning any originality awards.
    — Simon Hill, Wired, 22 Nov. 2021
  • Some were disappointed with the wrap-up, but there was no denying the power and originality of the long set-up.
    — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Voters will be asked to choose based on the creativity and originality of the recipes.
    — Ariel Cheung, chicagotribune.com, 20 Oct. 2021
  • And then, beside the labor, so much originality in all your works.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 27 Nov. 2019
  • No one has ever been able to suppress the striker's flair and originality for too long.
    — SI.com, 23 Sep. 2019
  • The screenplay, too, co-authored by Bong and Han Jin-Won, has much originality to commend it.
    — Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 10 Feb. 2020
  • The denial of self, the pursuit of originality and the negation of impulses.
    — Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2021
  • This sci-fi film packs originality in every scene and plot point.
    — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Adding some flair and originality to a plain set of glasses, wine charms are a cute and, well, charming housewarming gift idea.
    — Rachel Simon, PEOPLE.com, 8 Nov. 2021
  • This turns out a little funky, but huge points for originality.
    — Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 9 Feb. 2024
  • So does Oloixarac’s genre-mixing, which leads to originality of thought and technique.
    — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 2 May 2021
  • Here’s hoping originality and artistic vision is rewarded with box office dollars, and everyone gives it a try.
    — Scott Phillips, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024

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