How do you use Superpower in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like commonwealth or land, plus the exact meaning.
Superpower meaning
- A sovereign state with dominant status on the globe and a very advanced military, especially the United States or formerly the Soviet Union.
- An extraordinary physical or mental ability, especially possessed by a superhero or supervillain.
- Electricity generated in a large plant that is tied into a regional network, on a larger scale than was common in the early years of commercial electricity production.
Synonyms of Superpower
Using Superpower
- The main meaning on this page is: A sovereign state with dominant status on the globe and a very advanced military, especially the United States or formerly the Soviet Union. | An extraordinary physical or mental ability, especially possessed by a superhero or supervillain. | Electricity generated in a large plant that is tied into a regional network, on a larger scale than was common in the early years of commercial electricity production.
- Useful related words include: world power, res publica, commonwealth, land.
- In the example corpus, superpower often appears in combinations such as: superpower and, superpower is, his superpower.
Context around Superpower
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Superpower
- In this selection, "superpower" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sole, emerging, hydrogen, united, status and wants stand out and add context to how "superpower" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a fishery superpower which owns and a genuine superpower. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "superpower" sits close to words such as aggies, aidan and arrogance, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with superpower
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
His superpower, he said, is positive energy. (7 words)
As such, her superpower is the speed of Mercury. (9 words)
A world that saw my queerness not as a dealbreaker, but as a superpower. (14 words)
For Tony Abbott, up on the IPA podium, it was a case of back to the future, as he lamented Australia’s lost chance under Labor to be a coal, gas and uranium ‘superpower’, even as vast quantities of these substances continue to be dug up. (46 words)
But Gus, a smiling chicken vender who works tirelessly to put the cops at ease, is a no less racialized figure—a nightmare, to some, and a fantasy, for others, about the compulsory performance of innocence evolving into a kind of superpower. (42 words)
China calls for a cease-fire in Ukraine while warning Moscow against using nuclear weapons, and insists that "dialogue and negotiations are the only viable way out in Ukraine," according to the Asian superpower's government. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
The relationship between the world's sole superpower United States and the emerging superpower status of the PRC is closely watched by international observers.
As such, her superpower is the speed of Mercury.
Australia's global contribution looks small on this chart, especially for a "green hydrogen superpower".
A world that saw my queerness not as a dealbreaker, but as a superpower.
Bhuvan Bam starrer web series Taaza Khabar, where he plays a man who gains the superpower of knowing the future, is on the seventh spot of the list of most anticipated Indian movies and shows.
Britain’s status as a “science superpower” will be in jeopardy if the UK does not join the European Union’s Horizon scheme, MPs have heard.
But Gus, a smiling chicken vender who works tirelessly to put the cops at ease, is a no less racialized figure—a nightmare, to some, and a fantasy, for others, about the compulsory performance of innocence evolving into a kind of superpower.
China calls for a cease-fire in Ukraine while warning Moscow against using nuclear weapons, and insists that "dialogue and negotiations are the only viable way out in Ukraine," according to the Asian superpower's government.
Consequently, China is today a “fishery superpower”, which owns the world’s largest deep-water fishing (DWF) fleet, with boats that stay at sea for months or even years.
Crudup portrayed Doctor Manhattan, the only member of the group that owns a genuine superpower.
Each superpower wants the swing states to align with it, creating opportunities for swing states to play one off the other.
For me, bringing Geek Squad into care-at-home as an enabler was a superpower that I didn’t ever think we could do,” McGhee said.
For Tony Abbott, up on the IPA podium, it was a case of back to the future, as he lamented Australia’s lost chance under Labor to be a coal, gas and uranium ‘superpower’, even as vast quantities of these substances continue to be dug up.
From the Chinese perspective, the U.S. is clinging to fading glory as the world's lone superpower, and seeking to sabotage China's development and growing international stature by sowing mistrust about Beijing's intentions.
Germany is working on a new China strategy that takes a more sober view of relations and aims to reduce dependence on Asia's economic superpower.
Her ‘superpower’, she says, is knowing when supermarkets are about to roll out two-for-one deals or get out the yellow sticker guns.
His superpower, he said, is positive energy.
History has seen many empires collapse, but only once has a nuclear-armed superpower disappeared from the world map overnight.
However, the fact that the battlefields are changing doesn’t make this superpower confrontation any less frightening.
If a character wields superhuman capabilities at the cost of unnatural changes to their body, they've got a Lovecraftian Superpower.
Common combinations with superpower
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- superpower and 11×
- superpower is 10×
- his superpower 9×
- the superpower 7×
- superpower of 7×
- superpower that 6×
- economic superpower 6×
- global superpower 6×
- superpower to 6×
- as superpower 5×