first-rate
Example Sentences
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It was a first-rate book with lots of pictures in it.
From Literature
Nevertheless, as a storyteller Mr. Man is first-rate.
He proves his stature as a first-rate actor by rendering these repetitious eruptions of bitterness insignificant.
The characters, rendered with contemporary exactness by a first-rate cast, were so recognizable that they made the mysterious events unfolding around them terrifyingly plausible.
From Los Angeles Times
Made from the Gamay grape in a sunny region south of Burgundy’s famed Côte d’Or, Beaujolais has all the characteristics of a first-rate Thanksgiving wine.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
