making the grade
Example Sentences
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Many of the new additions have a food theme, with Lorne sausage, morning rolls and playpiece also making the grade.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2025
Students at a San Francisco high school stress out about making the grade in the 2021 documentary “Try Harder!” on “Independent Lens.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2022
These days, even partners with strong legal skills and a few clients aren’t making the grade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2016
These eight charismatic business leaders did just that when they gave their commencement addresses, making the grade for this unofficial list of the best quotes.
From Time ● Jun. 19, 2015
I think it was closer to the expression of a would-be little-theatre actor expressing lust, and not quite making the grade.
From Highways in Hiding by Smith, George Oliver
