Literary notes about unparalleled (AI summary)
The adjective "unparalleled" is frequently used in literature to emphasize an exceptional, unrivaled quality or occurrence that stands head and shoulders above all others. Authors employ it to intensify descriptions, whether heralding heroic valor and wisdom [1] or portraying events of dramatic, singular impact like a battle [2] or a moment of distress [3]. It is also invoked to elevate character traits and physical beauty [4][5], as well as to denote extraordinary natural phenomena [6] and architectural grandeur [7]. Across a range of contexts—from ancient epics to modern narratives—the word imbues a sense of exclusivity and grandeur, marking the subject as unique beyond measure [8][9].
- Heroic resolve of the great Philip the Third, and unparalleled wisdom to have entrusted it to the said Don Bernardino de Velasco!"
— from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra - OF THE PRODIGIOUS AND UNPARALLELED BATTLE THAT TOOK PLACE BETWEEN DON QUIXOTE OF LA MANCHA AND THE LACQUEY TOSILOS IN DEFENCE OF THE DAUGHTER OF DONA
— from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra - Yesterday the stranger said to me, "You may easily perceive, Captain Walton, that I have suffered great and unparalleled misfortunes.
— from Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley - And, O king, his wife named Radha was unparalleled on earth for beauty.
— from The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 - Your generous devotion to me is unparalleled, Jude!
— from Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy - The moment we reached the summit, views unparalleled in the Andes or any where else met our astonished vision whithersoever we looked.
— from The Andes and the Amazon; Or, Across the Continent of South America by James Orton - Studded with countless jewels, and set amidst landscaped gardens, it presented a spectacle of unparalleled grandeur.
— from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda - The last decades have seen an astounding and unparalleled development of higher education in America.
— from The Soul of DemocracyThe Philosophy of the World War in Relation to Human Liberty by Edward Howard Griggs - Why have you deserted the field of action at a time like this, at an hour unparalleled in almost twenty centuries?
— from The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) by Ida Husted Harper
