standout

Example Sentences

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"It is a combination of a real standout of its era, a winning team and then the first real kind of expressive design coming to the fore."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The Brit starlet has had a standout past year, securing major award wins and topping the charts with her infectious pop songs.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Kathy Bates, “Matlock” “Emmy voters took their sweet time in recognizing the standout work of Rhea Seehorn on ‘Better Call Saul.’

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

“The Breakfast Club” was the early standout in Netflix’s initial push into video podcasting, which began in January and included licensing shows from Spotify and iHeartMedia, the program’s home.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

He signed up for the men’s gymnastics team, where his prodigious upper-body strength made him a standout on the rings, the high bars, and the parallel bars.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown