Sentence examples for special from inspiring English sources

The phrase "special" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is unique, distinct, or has particular significance. Example: "This event is special because it marks our 10th anniversary."

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special

adjective

Distinguished by a unique or unusual quality.

  • A special episode of a television series

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Herne was set up in October 2011 to look into allegations made against the Met's Special Demonstration Squad (SDS), including using dead children's identities and engaging in inappropriate sexual relationships.

The two supreme court justices thought likely to cast the deciding votes, Anthony Kennedy and the chief justice, John Roberts, appeared deeply sceptical of the government's contention that healthcare regulation is a special case that gives Congress the power to oblige individuals to obtain insurance.

In 2010, parliament granted Nazerbayev special status as "father of the nation", giving him immunity from prosecution.

This isn't because the big banks have been making a special effort to be customer-friendly.

Built in 1890 by Robert Walker in Portland stone and listed by English Heritage as a site of special historical and architectural interest, the property boasts a penthouse suite with aerial views of the capital, dozens of rooms, spaces for entertaining, and a secure vault in the basement.

Channel 4 began with 1.7 million viewers (8%) from 9pm, rising to 2 million viewers (9.1%) for a Last Leg special with Adam Hills at 9.30pm and 1.9 million viewers (10%) for a Gogglebox election edition at 10pm.

For the first time since the inception of the Prize, the judges decided to make a Special Martha Gellhorn Award to Jonathan Steele.

Related: Hands across the divide: Cypriots go where their politicians fear to tread Eide, a former Norwegian foreign minister who is the UN secretary general's special representative, says he does not expect Friday's meeting, the first since talks were stalled last October, to go beyond a "general exchange of views".

The money is accessed through their mobile phones, with M-Pepea sending a special pin code to be used in cash machines.

A special motion condemning the riots and supporting those on the sharp end of seven days of disorder was backed across the Stormont assembly floor.

At the Sea Life aquarium in Auckland, New Zealand, Sony technicians working with the aquarium's animal trainers taught Rambo, a female octopus, to press the shutter on a special camera and take pictures of the visiting public (each photo sells for $NZ2 to support the aquarium's conservation programmes).

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