the elite
Example Sentences
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He studied at the elite Buckley School and Philips Exeter Academy before attending college at Yale University, where he captained the men’s soccer team and graduated in 1979.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Like much of Boston, it goes back to the Brahmins, the elite caste of the city, among whom, according to the doggerel, “The Lowells talk only to Cabots, and the Cabots talk only to God.”
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
Since then, when forced to choose between the two, he has almost always sided with the elite.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
They’re symbols of the elite, of status and success.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Being a strong, motivated, hardened American soldier was drummed into Oshiro and every member of the Special Forces until they were the elite force the army expected.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
