first-class

Example Sentences

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In the 2024-25 financial year, the company delivered 77% of first class mail and 92.5% of second class mail on time, falling short of its 93% and 98.5% respective targets.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Earlier this year, Delta pledged to add more seats in first class and Delta One Suites, its business-class cabin on international flights with lie-flat seats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

The men in the red, white and blue uniforms are first class.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Kenah says his was having to read 200 pages of sociologist Emile Durkheim before setting foot in his first class.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Strict and clever, she gave them a talking-to the moment they sat down in her first class.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling