rarefy
Example Sentences
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They'll drop to second if France beat Italy on Sunday, but second after three games is rarefied air for Gregor Townsend and his team.
From BBC
The last time Ireland visited Allianz Stadium, in 2024, they had just equalled England's Six Nations record of 11 straight wins and were chasing the rarefied air of back-to-back Grand Slams.
From BBC
The veteran prop, 36, will enter rarefied air on Sunday when he takes the field in Christchurch against the Canterbury Crusaders as he closes in on the all-time appearance record of 202.
From Barron's
Pilots log hundreds of hours chasing imaginary cars, bikes, and skiers through digital landscapes to practice—so that when the whole world is watching, they can reach their own rarefied plane of athletic zen.
Instead, he ascended to rarefied levels of the sport by mastering the technical aspects of the game, from route running to body control, at an extreme level.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
