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View definitions for one for the books

one for the books

noun as in amazement

noun as in astonishment

noun as in marvel

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Example Sentences

When she could finally get a word in, she said: "This crowd is one for the books - this is different."

From BBC

By those standards, headlining a show at the Hollywood Bowl should simply be another feather in his cap, but we know his performance at L.A.’s most beloved outdoor venue will be one for the books as his 30-something years of dishing out his no-holds-barred brand of gritty, everyman snarkiness continue to make him a national treasure.

It's a bad idea to make sweeping statements about them finally jumping the shark since they always manage to outdo themselves but this week is certainly one for the books — if only because the stakes are so very high and they have sunk so very low.

From Salon

Even for someone who is prone to ranting and raving in public, this was one for the books.

From Salon

But trial testimony last week was one for the books.

From Slate

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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