ORIGINALITY in a Sentence

Learn ORIGINALITY from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
392 example sentences for ORIGINALITY, such as:
1. Many Americans are African by origin.
2. You think the word's origin is Latin?
3. Many spoke eloquently and with originality.
4. , of Stepney, the source and origin of the busts.
5. This latest collection lacks style and originality.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of ORIGINALITY
originality
 n.  the quality of being new and original (not derived from something else)
 n.  the ability to think and act independently
Classic Sentence: (208 in 14 pages)
1  "You don't take after your father," said Mrs. Yeobright, looking towards the fire, where Grandfer Cantle, with some want of originality, was dancing by himself among the sparks, as the others had done before.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: 3 The Custom of the Country
2  Man, or at least criminal man, has lost all enterprise and originality.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE COPPER BEECHES
3  Many spoke eloquently and with originality.
War and Peace 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 9: CHAPTER XXII
4  In an indifferent case we recognize in it more individuality, originality, and independence.
War and Peace 6 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 17: CHAPTER IX
5  I had not, it seems, the originality to chalk out a new road to shame and destruction, but trode the old track with stupid exactness not to deviate an inch from the beaten centre.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
6  Katavasov, feeling his originality was appreciated and understood, made the most of it.
Anna Karenina 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 5: Chapter 2
7  There had also been a very strange custom, whose origin was unknown, of marching every Sunday morning past a boar's skull which was nailed to a post in the garden.
Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter X
8  He delighted to live, barrack-fashion, among the elegant furniture, and he bullied the very pictures with his origin.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER VII
9  It was of Eastern origin, having been brought from the Holy Land; and the mixture of the cymbals and bells seemed to bid welcome at once, and defiance, to the knights as they advanced.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
10  "This was, in fact, the origin of our acting," said Tom, after a moment's thought.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
11  All that sounded extravagant or irrational in the progress of the reconciliation might have no origin but in the language of the relators.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 15
12  Yet scarcely a single accent among the many afloat tonight could have such power to impress a listener with thoughts of its origin.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: 6 The Figure against the Sky
13  A few minutes later we were joined by a short, stout man whose olive face and coal-black hair proclaimed his Southern origin, though his speech was that of an educated Englishman.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In X. The Adventure of The Greek Interpreter
14  , of Stepney, the source and origin of the busts.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SIX NAPOLEONS
15  Fournaye, who is of Creole origin, is of an extremely excitable nature, and has suffered in the past from attacks of jealousy which have amounted to frenzy.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN
Example Sentence: (184 in 13 pages)
1  Focusing on originality is strategic in a culture that respects individual genius.
2  Since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation in speech.
3  This latest collection lacks style and originality.
4  Creativity and originality are more important than technical skill.
5  Many Americans are African by origin.
6  There is widespread discrimination against doctors of Asian origin.
7  The term "black hole" is of very recent origin.
8  She made an interesting broadcast about the origin of modern music.
9  Many words in the English language are French in origin.
10  They are collecting this material at the points of origin.
11  A question on ethnic origin was included in the census.
12  Darwin generalized from many facts to reach his idea about the origin of man.
13  You again how boethius observed all still could not return to the origin.
14  Rivalries thus developed within the administration among officials of different places of origin.
15  You think the word's origin is Latin?