first-rate
Example Sentences
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“He is assuredly a first-rate and widely respected orthopedic surgeon,” Stephen Larson, an attorney for Khounganian, said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025
Made from the Gamay grape in a sunny region south of Burgundy’s famed Côte d’Or, Beaujolais has all the characteristics of a first-rate Thanksgiving wine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 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
‘The Romans aren’t big on navies. They had, like, one rowboat. Which I sank. Speaking of violent storms, you’re doing a first-rate job upstairs.’
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
