sterling
Example Sentences
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With revenue and earnings growing in the double digits, and a sterling balance sheet, “Microsoft is as attractive as it has almost ever been,” he says.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Melodrama doesn’t exactly have the most sterling reputation for discerning cinema viewers.
From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026
The independent, nonpartisan Cook Political Report, which has a sterling decades-long record of election forecasting, said the most probable outcome is a wash.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026
Western, a Labour MP, said political parties should have to convert the donation to pounds sterling within 48 hours, and called for a ban on donations where the ultimate donor had been obscured.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
I need him to know why I have his sterling silver and Miss Celia’s zillion-carat ruby earrings in my hand every day.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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