second-rate
Example Sentences
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“I could send this out and I know what the response would be: ‘This is second-rate Schrader,’ ” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
They also require the world to shower prizes on them for their bumbling, second-rate work.
From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2026
China’s most famous AI export has already shown that it can close that gap with second-rate hardware.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025
In the span of just a few months, Google has fought off concerns that AI would kill its Search business and has transformed Gemini from a second-rate chatbot into a serious competitor to OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 22, 2025
My dad looks at me from head to toe, and I feel like the second-rate slacker he’s always taken me for.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
