Examples of groundbreaker in a Sentence
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The original 1993 Broadway musical, with its flying Tommy and galloping pinball machine, was a visual groundbreaker, warmed by excellent performances.
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Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
News Of The Week Netflix's release of the biopic Shirley, starring Regina King as political groundbreaker Shirley Chisholm, is shining a light on Chisholm’s historic run for President of the United States in 1972.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
But back then, Ichiro was a groundbreaker in a similar way to Lee, who is trying to join Padres shortstop Ha-Seong Kim as the only position players to make the successful jump from the KBO to MLB.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2024
Kevin Cusick’s countdown of the top newsmakers, groundbreakers and world-class fakers looks back on all the pomp and circumstance surrounding Sunday’s rather large football game.
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 12 Feb. 2024
Lady Bird Johnson and Betty Ford were both groundbreakers and activists in their own way, leaving impressively lasting legacies.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2023
Magazine’s 13th annual Innovator Awards along with 6 other cultural groundbreakers on Nov. 1.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
But by her death, alone and nearly destitute, at the age of 76 in 2003, she had been eclipsed by newer stars as well as by later groundbreakers like Arthur Ashe.
—Clea Simon, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2023
One of our all-time greats, a groundbreaker as a running back and human being.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2023
Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
News Of The Week Netflix's release of the biopic Shirley, starring Regina King as political groundbreaker Shirley Chisholm, is shining a light on Chisholm’s historic run for President of the United States in 1972.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
But back then, Ichiro was a groundbreaker in a similar way to Lee, who is trying to join Padres shortstop Ha-Seong Kim as the only position players to make the successful jump from the KBO to MLB.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2024
Kevin Cusick’s countdown of the top newsmakers, groundbreakers and world-class fakers looks back on all the pomp and circumstance surrounding Sunday’s rather large football game.
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 12 Feb. 2024
Lady Bird Johnson and Betty Ford were both groundbreakers and activists in their own way, leaving impressively lasting legacies.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2023
Magazine’s 13th annual Innovator Awards along with 6 other cultural groundbreakers on Nov. 1.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
But by her death, alone and nearly destitute, at the age of 76 in 2003, she had been eclipsed by newer stars as well as by later groundbreakers like Arthur Ashe.
—Clea Simon, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2023
One of our all-time greats, a groundbreaker as a running back and human being.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2023
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“Groundbreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groundbreaker. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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