of the highest type
Example Sentences
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“The big fellow from Coffeyville, Kan.,” wrote New York Times sports columnist Arthur Daley, “was a gentleman of the highest type, a distinct credit to his sport.”
From Washington Post • Jun. 17, 2022
In the latter section, Mr. Kent announces that he will tell " why even men of the highest type cannot afford to be entirely natural and open while running for office."
From Time Magazine Archive
Hokum of the highest type has long been the priceless stock-in-trade of Robert Emmet Sherwood.
From Time Magazine Archive
The latter, a conservative gentleman of the highest type, was in his decoration a trifle too simple, austere, for many people's taste; his design too was severely academical.
From Time Magazine Archive
There was a great deal of noise on the boat, and its passengers, both men and women, were not of the highest type.
From The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse by Garland, Hamlin
