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
Though the two aren’t in the same universe professionally, they jam together with some first-rate instruments Danny just happens to have lying around.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Lockhart explores themes of mental illness, conspiracy theories and trauma with intelligence and compassion, and his writing is first-rate.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 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
Blackberry’s reasoning had been first-rate and Bigwig had at least shown which way any sound-hearted rabbit would be likely to lean.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
