classy
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For the second straight week, Olwethu Makhanya was the most dominant and classy defender on the pitch.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
And I—the classy guy that I am—was going to spend the next 45 minutes sending obnoxious text messages to every Wolverine I knew.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
"The All Blacks are a classy outfit, and they'll punish you if you're not on your A- game, and at times we weren't," admitted Irish skipper Dan Sheehan.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
"It’s a high-quality scooter. And it comes with a certain status. It’s classy, you know. It's not like the cheapy scooters that you see on the road all the time. Vespa is special," Stover added.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
The classy fellow and his death bride spun wild circles from one wall to the next.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
“Something that’s a little bit classier, that isn’t sticky when you put your arms on the bar,” she describes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2025
By now, the bar had been renamed Chippendales to suggest a classier experience.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2023
“The owner is really named Chester, but he thought it sounded classier in French.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 25, 2022
“The idea that this somehow made their dining room classier under those circumstances is just ridiculous,” Mr. Wittman said.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2022
We ain't got a classier dresser in the shop.
From On With Torchy by Foster Lincoln
John Stones remains England's classiest and most experienced defender, but will he be available?
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026
"He's like the Darth Vader compared to two of the classiest acts we've seen play tennis -- Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer," he said.
From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026
Rams head coach was, in my mind, one of the classiest coaches ever, in any sport.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2024
When the sun goes down and the temperature drops, you can be the classiest host in town by having a pile of soft blankets ready for your guests.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
"So who's going to look like the classiest guy there? Besides, what do you know—you're not even going—to the dance, that is. The football game, however? Different story."
From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell
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