making the grade
Example Sentences
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Ava isn’t making the grade either as a realtor.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2023
There has also been an increase in the number of female honourees, with Tina Turner, Carole King, Janet Jackson and Nina Simone all making the grade.
From BBC • May 4, 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
It had slowed up some making the grade, and while they watched it what should dart out from a bunch of scrub oak but the active figure of Wilfred Lennox.
From Somewhere in Red Gap by Wilson, Harry Leon
