be in the same league
Example Sentences
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Ganatra’s picture may not be in the same league, but Johnson, like Griffith, makes you feel her character’s devotion and ambition, her inevitable missteps and her ability to rebound from them.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2020
It aspired to be in the same league as genuinely worthy films, and even more to do so in a genre — surveillance state thrillers — that aliens movies have rarely ventured into.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2019
Yes, this means that Kolbe will be in the same league featuring new Penascola manager Jim Riggleman.
From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2012
Amazon is taking a smarter approach: At just $199, less than one-half the price of the iPad, the Kindle Fire doesn’t even promise to be in the same league as Apple’s device.
From Slate • Nov. 18, 2011
If there’s one thing I know for sure, it’s that I don’t want to be in the same league as them—hell, I don’t even want to be in the same ballpark.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
