first-class

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[ US /ˌfɝstˈkɫæs/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. very good; of the highest quality
    a first-class mind
    made an excellent speech
    he was a splendid teacher
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How To Use first-class In A Sentence

  • He had to wait for the first-class passengers to deplane, of course, since even flag officers fly coach. CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER
  • When a first-class work of literature is made into a movie, one always feels that some essential quality has been lost: an engagement with language, a reflectiveness, a guiding intelligence.
  • The conductor worked hard for a first-class result, the cohesiveness of the entire composition leaving a most satisfying afterglow.
  • When he made that announcement, the prime minister presumably did not mean that the official would continue to do his first-class job until Wednesday evening, whereupon he would draft a truly top-hole letter of resignation.
  • It offers first-class dust pick-up thanks to a new floorhead especially designed for low wattages. Latest Press Releases
  • He is a first-class pianist and organist and has composed music and written and published his own poems.
  • The cost of a second-class stamp was cut by 1p in April 1999, while first-class stamps went up by 1p in 2000.
  • But while there were 13 firsts among men in computing and IT, only five women got a first-class honours degree in the area in 2000.
  • The big story this year is not how fast the gravy train keeps rolling, but who is occupying the first-class compartment. Times, Sunday Times
  • Being a first-class citizen is about that kind of civic engagement.
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