third-rate
Example Sentences
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For investors, the narrow decision sets up a potential third-rate rise this year at the RBA’s next board meeting in May.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
It was third-rate stuff, with apologies to third-rate.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025
"I kind of ditched them. I started listening to what A&R or the record labels felt they had slots for. I was called a third-rate Pat Benatar. I was probably a fifth-rate Pat Benatar."
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2025
It’s tough being so rich you can outspend anyone, but not so rich you can afford to buy a third-rate social network without a little help.
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2023
“They told me he was a third-rate hedge fund guy who didn’t know what he was talking about.”
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
