superiority
noun
su·pe·ri·or·i·ty
su̇-ˌpir-ē-ˈȯr-ə-tē 
ˌsü-,
-ˈär-
plural superiorities
: the quality or state of being superior
also
: a superior characteristic
Examples of superiority in a Sentence
His success has given him a false sense of superiority.
the superiority of some of the customers at the exclusive beauty salon is enough to curl your hair
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In a crew filled with people convinced of the superiority of their own methods, Cooper just wants to look at peacocks, call his grandma, and engage in some PG-13 flirting with fellow innocent oddball Kat.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 June 2026
Cheap drones and missiles costing tens of thousands of dollars have repeatedly forced defenders to launch interceptors worth hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of dollars, proving that future conflicts may be determined as much by cost-exchange ratios as by technological superiority.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026
The United States, which can gobble up Olympic medals and force-feed its brand of football to a happy audience across the pond, has had to cede superiority to the rest of the world, unable to even get its own term for the game to catch on.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
The Iran war has vindicated China’s national clean energy industrial strategy driving its commanding technological superiority in solar, batteries, wind, electric vehicles and nuclear energy.
—Sam Liccardo, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 June 2026
Cheap drones and missiles costing tens of thousands of dollars have repeatedly forced defenders to launch interceptors worth hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of dollars, proving that future conflicts may be determined as much by cost-exchange ratios as by technological superiority.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026
The United States, which can gobble up Olympic medals and force-feed its brand of football to a happy audience across the pond, has had to cede superiority to the rest of the world, unable to even get its own term for the game to catch on.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
The Iran war has vindicated China’s national clean energy industrial strategy driving its commanding technological superiority in solar, batteries, wind, electric vehicles and nuclear energy.
—Sam Liccardo, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for superiority
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“Superiority.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superiority. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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superiority
noun
su·pe·ri·or·i·ty
su̇-ˌpir-ē-ˈȯr-ət-ē
-ˈär-
plural superiorities
: the state or fact of being superior
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