elite
Example Sentences
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It’s unfair that it has to be this way, that so many of the elites are unwilling to give back by sticking their necks out.
From Salon
So is the dearth of English Premier League winners down to lack of opportunity - or simply not being as good as those parachuted in from abroad taking the elite jobs?
From BBC
“It was something that only the elite did,” said Valerie Steele, director of the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York.
Historically, Real Madrid under Perez have favoured managers with either proven elite pedigree or deep ties to the club.
From BBC
The banks then invested the funds unwisely, often lending to connected elites to engage in speculation and big construction projects.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.