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Recent Examples of sui generis The Luftwaffe had already obliterated Warsaw and Rotterdam, but Paris was sui generis. Sam Roberts, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2015 This uncomfortable family scenario could have played out any number of ways, from broad comedy to volatile drama, but Hong puts his own sui generis stamp on it. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 The alchemical match between director and DP remains one of the defining collaborations of Lynch’s career, with Elmes crystallizing Lynch’s nightmarish and entirely sui generis vision of the American underbelly in all those films. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 18 Jan. 2025 There is a good case to be made, therefore, that each of these country-level crises is sui generis. Shantayanan Devarajan, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2022 See All Example Sentences for sui generis
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sui generis
Adjective
  • That’s not the only option for protecting against quantum threats, though; Module-Lattice-Based Digital Signature Standard (ML-DSA) implementation is also in the works.
    Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 20 May 2025
  • The Bay Area isn’t the only U.S. city seeing massive growth.
    Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • Drinkwater didn't make one appearance in a Chelsea shirt last season, whilst Bakayoko spent the season in Italy on loan at AC Milan.
    SI.com, SI.com, 3 Aug. 2019
  • Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive.
    Johannes Himmelreich, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2018
Adjective
  • In his lone college season at Duke, Flagg solidified himself as the best prospect in the country, averaging 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.4 blocks.
    Christian Clark, New York Times, 13 May 2025
  • The lone survivor was identified as Anton Tselykh, 38, of Seattle, according to the sheriff's office.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • So when most kids were enrolling in third grade, Alisa was enrolled in community college, as a special student, in spring 2023.
    Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 22 May 2025
  • Monday is when scheduled events at the cemetery include a concert by the United States Marine Band and the U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters, a wreath-laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and a parade of colors by Veterans’ organizations and remarks from special guests.
    John Bacon, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Adjective
  • But in the middle is this new, unique tea experience.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 20 May 2025
  • My iPhones, for example, are all protected by unique, 10-digit PINs.
    Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025

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“Sui generis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sui%20generis. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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