excellence
Example Sentences
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I was lucky to have a terrific drama teacher, Ralph Hammond, who demanded excellence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Webb did so by embodying professional excellence, constructing his cases with analytical rigor, painstaking research, and courage.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
Moreno could feel that love too, with a renewed commitment to the excellence the Angels he displayed in his first decade as owner.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
Real Madrid's Bellingham and Morgan Rogers - with the Villa man's excellence for club and country giving Tuchel a genuine choice - appear to be locked in a straight fight at number 10.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
You were not expected to aspire to excellence: you were expected to make peace with mediocrity.
From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin
Vocabulary lists containing excellence
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ance, -ence
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"CLEP Principles of Management," Vocabulary from Chapter 10
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"The MGMT Solution," Vocabulary from Chapter 16
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