second-rate

Example Sentences

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They also require the world to shower prizes on them for their bumbling, second-rate work.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026

With Netflix’s algorithmic approach and its need to keep its shelves overflowing with mostly second-rate material, might not the result veer toward AI slop?

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

In the span of just a few months, Google has fought off concerns that AI would kill its Search business and has transformed Gemini from a second-rate chatbot into a serious competitor to OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 22, 2025

Mamdani's attempt to break into the competitive world of professional music did not last, with the performer-turned-politician calling himself a second-rate artist.

From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025

It seemed obvious to Jule now that Imogen—who had felt shallow and second-rate next to Tupperman’s intellect and masculinity—would have made herself feel stronger and more powerful than he was by betraying him.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart