first-rate
Example Sentences
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“He is assuredly a first-rate and widely respected orthopedic surgeon,” Stephen Larson, an attorney for Khounganian, said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025
He proves his stature as a first-rate actor by rendering these repetitious eruptions of bitterness insignificant.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025
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 • Dec. 9, 2025
Law schools still include some first-rate scholars, so reform there may require no more than ensuring that a school’s future is in their hands.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025
Blackberry’s reasoning had been first-rate and Bigwig had at least shown which way any sound-hearted rabbit would be likely to lean.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
