first-rate
Example Sentences
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He proves his stature as a first-rate actor by rendering these repetitious eruptions of bitterness insignificant.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025
Law schools still include some first-rate scholars, so reform there may require no more than ensuring that a school’s future is in their hands.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025
A powerful eminent-domain law allowed the Singaporean government to amass vast property holdings, which it used to build first-rate, owner-occupied public housing.
From Slate • Nov. 4, 2025
“Mārama” doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but it’s a good ride with first-rate cinematography and production design and a story with one or two more surprises than we expect.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2025
No reason existed to keep secret a first-rate theoretical breakthrough.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
