elite
Example Sentences
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Bryant and James, of course, were among the elite players to jump straight from the showcase to the NBA, skipping college.
From Los Angeles Times
Despite those efforts, Israeli officials assess that hundreds of elite Hezbollah fighters were able to go south of the Litani River and join up with other Hezbollah units there after the war with Iran began.
We're looking for those who have achieved beyond their means, ruffled the feathers of the competition's elite.
From BBC
Fourth Wing introduces heroine Violet Sorrengail, a 20-year-old woman who is thrust into brutal training to become an elite dragon rider.
From BBC
The U.S. military has elite teams specially trained to remove radioactive material from a conflict zone.
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