first-rate
Example Sentences
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“And it is. But it’s going to be first-rate Schrader soon enough. And it’s already first-rate ‘NCIS.’
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Mr. Sewell is first-rate on the development of Dulles’s foreign-policy philosophy and shows him to be a far more subtle thinker than is often understood.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 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
The cast is uniformly first-rate, not just the likes of Mr. Tenney but the lesser knowns, among them the glorious Ms. Verlaque.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
“This is first-rate coffee. Can I pour myself another cup?”
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
