Sentence examples for were very great from inspiring English sources

We were very great friends.

Though social differences among knights were very great, in principle each regarded himself as militarily the equal of every other.

He was in the same platoon as myself, and we were very great chums, and I think it my duty to write to you.

And what's interesting - and I was actually surprised myself - the more we looked at this, the greater became our conviction that the risks [of a currency union] were very great indeed.

The political and military failures were very great for Britain, even as a bit player in wars in which the main decisions on the Western side were taken in Washington.

The risks during the purges were very great.

There is very great disillusionment.

"The illegitimacy is very great," she said.

This President is very great on democracy.

Humidity is very great in summer.

"The potential for disaster is very great".