first-rate

Example Sentences

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First-rate children’s programming is expensive to produce and does not generate sufficient advertising support to make it viable for commercial television stations to broadcast.

From Slate • May 23, 2019

First-rate agitprop has a way of drifting far from its primary causes.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 8, 2017

Red Apron: First-rate sandwiches that will keep you satiated for hours.

From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2016

"First-rate works stand out for their timeless qualities and easily slip the bonds of their classification, while lesser ones provide grace notes and variations on the dominant themes," he states.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2015

Although I did not mention Life Services in my article “Top Ten Tips for First-rate Funeral Behavior,” the same rules apply.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles