first-rate
Example Sentences
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“You have to be first-rate in your storytelling.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
Curious, I whipped up a batch and used it as a dipping sauce for a slice of her first-rate pepperoni pizza.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
It’s a first-rate scene and Maria’s no slouch with a blunderbuss, which isn’t something you see every day.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
The legislation does not foresee an increase in the size of France's armed forces, which remains at 210,000 active-duty personnel, 225 combat aircraft and 15 first-rate frigates.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
“He talks little, sir: what he does say is ever to the point. His brain is first-rate, I should think not impressible, but vigorous.”
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
