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Example sentences for "great purpose"

  • In fact it is doubtful whether a man can perform very great service to mankind who is not permeated with a great purpose--with an overmastering idea.

  • Alexander, his heart throbbing with a great purpose, conquers the world; Hannibal, impelled by his hatred to the Romans, even crosses the Alps to compass his design.

  • Oh, the power of a great purpose to work miracles!

  • A great purpose is cumulative; and, like a great magnet, it attracts all that is kindred along the stream of life.

  • There is no grander sight in the world than that of a young man fired with a great purpose, dominated by one unwavering aim.

  • With great strength of heart in carrying out a great purpose He "became dead.

  • He is held steady during this time by a great purpose.

  • He is the Living One, who became dead for a great purpose, and is now living, never to die again.

  • But what large mind was ever deterred from a great purpose by difficulties?

  • It required all the consciousness of great duties, all the inspiration of a great purpose, to sustain Tancred under this sudden separation from Eva.

  • They had a great purpose, they were on the eve of a stirring incident.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "great purpose" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    great agitation; great alarm; great applause; great army; great benefactor; great capital; great care; great character; great flood; great horse; great joy; great knowledge; great longing; great name; great pity; great prophet; great renown; great repute; great river; great rivers; great southern; great square; great talents; great teacher; great wisdom; greater distance