How to Use first-rate in a Sentence
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Hiking in this region is first-rate.
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Chelsee Lowe,
Travel + Leisure,
25 May 2026
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The production design, here and throughout the film, is first-rate.
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Tom Gliatto,
Peoplemag,
8 Mar. 2024
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Still, Fisher’s instincts and zone awareness are first-rate.
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Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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Their back-to-back performances promise to be highlights of the year for fans of first-rate singing.
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George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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Trading for a first-rate goalie isn’t easy in today’s NHL.
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Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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To put it in Gladiator terms, Berman would have made a first-rate jouster.
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Chris Vognar,
Rolling Stone,
30 May 2023
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Saban has long been recognized as having a first-rate football mind.
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Brian O'Keefe,
Fortune,
11 Jan. 2024
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That was a stadium that deserves more dramatic nights from its first-rate hometown club.
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Joseph Goodman | [email protected],
al,
8 June 2023
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Meizhou Dongpo in Arcadia still serves a first-rate Peking duck.
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Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2024
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Two-, three-, and four-night cruises afford first-rate wildlife watching, as elephants and hippos roam the banks.
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Heather Richardson,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Dec. 2023
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On the technical side of things, Barry’s costumes are nifty and her sound design first-rate.
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Matthew J. Palm,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Jan. 2026
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Both are driven by commanding performances from first-rate actors in the title roles.
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David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Mar. 2024
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The second half of the season, in particular, is loaded with first-rate affairs.
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Jon Wilner | ,
oregonlive,
26 Aug. 2023
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Audi has doubled its sales in recent years with a new generation of first-rate cars that have brought people back to the showrooms.
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Fred M.h. Gregory,
Car and Driver,
12 July 2023
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The food at each of these places is first-rate, but to save a few bucks and enjoy the passing parade, plunk yourself down in the triangle itself.
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Chicago Tribune Staff,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Aug. 2023
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There’s no way to revive old forms or to rework old forms, because the artist is never going to understand them well enough to do first-rate work.
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Anna Kodé,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2024
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Make the smart decision and get some first-rate pitching as well as a strong group of future stars from another team’s minor league system.
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Los Angeles Times,
8 July 2023
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Now, the company is focused on transforming the platform into a first-rate writer.
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Mike Feibus,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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That may not sound as far-fetched as some may think, but only a public entity has enough cash to intercede and bring back first-rate care at Vista.
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Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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With sharp writing, a first-rate cast and elegant scenery, who says theater isn’t alive and well in Los Angeles?
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New York Times,
9 Dec. 2023
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Work by first-rate artists is displayed or hung in every individual office, every meeting space, even the staff kitchen.
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Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
30 Nov. 2025
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The cuisine is first-rate, with Chef Roland Lamprecht’s fare drawn from the surrounding forest.
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Jemima Sissons,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Apr. 2024
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In other words there’s plenty to watch over the long holiday weekend — none of it is first-rate, but definitely watchable.
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Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
30 Aug. 2025
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As for all the creature action, the VFX work here is first-rate as are all the big ass snakes employed to play the real deal.
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Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
23 Dec. 2025
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Since 1869, The Peabody has been the city’s gathering place as well as a first-rate stay for visitors.
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Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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Orion only had to be a decent enough take on a boy overcoming his status as a first-rate scaredy cat and realizing that the world isn’t all worst-case scenarios.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
2 Feb. 2024
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Our crew pushing bounds and creating set pieces, outfits, hairstyles, and music that were often unexpected and always first-rate.
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Nardine Saad,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2024
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The resort fuses family-friendly with a big focus on wellness and outdoorsy living, and first-rate gastronomy with top-name chefs.
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Jemima Sissons,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Hendersonville also has a first-rate downtown with museums, shops, and restaurants to enliven a weekend trip.
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Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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So naturally, shadowing him with a first-rate cornerback like Gonzalez makes sense.
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Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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His ability to process what a defense is throwing at him is first-rate.
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Tony Jones,
New York Times,
21 July 2026
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The park has a uniquely strong mix of first-rate roller coasters and family rides; all hits, no misses.
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Zachary Laks,
Travel + Leisure,
22 July 2026
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The mussels Provençale and the steak tartar are absolutely first-rate.
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Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2026
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Belgium is famous for its first-rate beer, frites and seafood — but Cult, one of the city’s newest dining hot spots, bucks the trend.
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New York Times,
16 July 2026
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Add in Roger’s jovial friend named McKenna, who owns a bar that’s a den of thieves, and various other colorful characters, and this thrill ride is first-rate entertainment.
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Monitor Reviewers,
Christian Science Monitor,
23 July 2026
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Shawn Hatosy is a first-rate actor who has been in the business for more than 35 years, working on screens big and small, but primarily making his name on TV drama series.
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Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Aug. 2026
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But that requires significant planning, the hiring of a major architecture firm with concert hall experience, a first-rate acoustician and, ideally, four times the allotted budget.
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Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Aug. 2026
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