elite
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The U.S. military has elite teams specially trained to remove radioactive material from a conflict zone.
By 1908, Wilhelm’s attitude toward the U.S. was more benevolent, and he offered President Theodore Roosevelt an elite corps of Prussian soldiers to be posted in California, supposedly to fend off a Japanese invasion.
From Salon
Nearly 150 of the world’s elite show-jumping horses were in Qatar for the Longines Global Champions Tour of Doha when Iranian missiles lit up Gulf skies.
Nearly 150 elite show-jumping horses were evacuated from Qatar after Iranian missile strikes suspended a competition.
The 18-year-old is among an elite group of women breaking into motorsport, which has been dominated since its inception by two institutional powers - men and money.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
