How to Use groundbreaker in a Sentence
groundbreaker
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In many ways, Van Gundy’s 2009 Magic were groundbreakers who opened the door and showed the rest of the league what the future would look like.
—Mike Bianchi, OrlandoSentinel.com, 3 June 2018
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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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Hill's new business partner, Rhett Jordan, happens to be a groundbreaker in his own right.
—Tracy Jan and Fenit Nirappil, chicagotribune.com, 5 June 2017
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Hill’s new business partner, Rhett Jordan, happens to be a groundbreaker in his own right.
—The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 11 June 2017
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Chiney Ogwumike is no stranger to being a groundbreaker.
—Essence.com, 1 May 2018
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Do newsmakers, groundbreakers and world-class fakers always tell the truth?
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2017
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There are so many incredible groundbreakers, rule-breakers, and game-changers who are shaking things up from the ground up.
—Krystin Arneson, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2019
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As the eponymous groundbreaker, Neeson turns in one of his most charming and layered performances.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 17 Feb. 2023
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Kaplan is embracing the challenges that come with being a groundbreaker.
—Matt Wyatt, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Feb. 2021
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The groundbreaker here was the Rottefella 6-pin binding.
—Outside Online, 31 Aug. 2021
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Several described Cardenas, one of the victims, as a groundbreaker who paved the way for women and people of color in the industry.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2021
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In honor of Black History Month, here are 10 other groundbreakers.
—Starr Rocque, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2023
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Many, many important difficult issues found their way to television thanks to Lear, a true groundbreaker.
—BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2021
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Her status as an athlete, and a groundbreaker, is obvious to everyone.
—Howard Fendrich, ajc, 9 Aug. 2022
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Her appeal as a sympathetic groundbreaker is what drives audiences to roar at her entrance onstage, before she’s even danced a step.
—Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2022
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Another groundbreaker at this biennale is Sonia Boyce as the first black woman to represent Great Britain.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022
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There's no shortage of groundbreakers among them, including Wade Houston and Eddie Whitehead.
—The Courier-Journal, 10 Apr. 2023
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Crazy Rich Asians is a groundbreaker for lots of reasons, but having a woman at its center who grows and becomes stronger without compromising her own moral center in the midst of unimaginable glamour is one of them.
—Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, 18 Aug. 2018
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Samuel Battle, the first black officer in New York City’s police department, recognized himself as a groundbreaker.
—oregonlive, 18 June 2020
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Stella McCartney received the groundbreaker award for founding her brand 25 years ago on sustainable principles, when it was still considered a fringe notion.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2019
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The film was many things at once: a cultural touchstone, a technological groundbreaker and crackling entertainment.
—Jason Bailey, New York Times, 11 June 2018
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The Marvel Studios movie was widely credited as a groundbreaker: a blockbuster superhero film featuring a virtually all-Black cast.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 June 2023
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That sense of fundamental change was reinforced by the inauguration as vice president of Kamala Harris, a groundbreaker who became the first woman and first woman of color to be elected to national office.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2021
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Today, Burnett is considered a groundbreaker for women in comedy and the entertainment business.
—Laura Demarco, cleveland.com, 6 May 2018
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This groundbreaker introduced narrative and stylistic ideas that are still used in TV police procedurals, including a documentary feel, a large ensemble cast, and a focus on moral questions.
—Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Oct. 2022
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Sidney Poitier was another groundbreaker, though in an utterly different realm.
—William McDonald, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2022
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Abloh was considered a groundbreaker for Black fashion designers, according to fashion industry insiders.
—Kasim Kabbara, ABC News, 29 Nov. 2021
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Magazine’s 13th annual Innovator Awards along with 6 other cultural groundbreakers on Nov. 1.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
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