standout

Example Sentences

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The in-person meetings allow him to find standout talent whose applications might blend into the masses on paper.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

She says her standout star has been George Fouracres, whose "Keir Starmer impression is everything I needed it to be".

From BBC • May 17, 2026

The biggest standout is Celina, Texas, a boomtown on the metro area’s far northern fringes that features master-planned communities.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The Chargers bolster their tight end ranks by signing former Cleveland Browns standout David Njoku to a one-year deal reportedly worth up to $8 million.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 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