How to Use classic case in a Sentence

classic case

noun
  • And the classic case of that is gold.
    — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
  • That’s a classic case for what happens with these types of projects.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Barrus would be the classic case.
    — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 1 Apr. 2026
  • In fact, these two are a classic case of opposites attract.
    — Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 29 May 2026
  • Expense reports are a classic case.
    — George Bradt, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • The classic case of a Hall of Fame talent going bad.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
  • But this is a classic case of rizzlessness.
    — Sarah John, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Or is this a classic case of buyer’s remorse revealing our naiveté?
    — Pat Kapowich, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2024
  • From my vantage point, this is a classic case of constructive dismissal.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The reason for this abrupt change remains a mystery, a classic case of a bride being, well, a bride.
    — Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Howard is a classic case of a young winger showing improvement but getting squeezed in playing time.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The two are a classic case of opposites attracting.
    — Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
  • This feels a lot like the classic case of pitting one set of correlations against another.
    — Michael B. Horn, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • This is a classic case of potential and athleticism not matching on-field results.
    — Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Roy Hodgson at Liverpool was a classic case.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Then there’s the classic case of the franchise that won the opening game of this year’s playoffs on Saturday.
    — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Home Depot’s first-quarter results will be a classic case of that dynamic.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 18 May 2025
  • And this is a classic case of lawfare used to squash a First Amendment protester like myself.
    — Shawna Mizelle, CBS News, 11 June 2026
  • This is a classic case of a player like Reese, 20, who has arguably the biggest upside in this year’s draft.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Their 53-17 record since May 24 might be a classic case of peaking early.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Canyon Ranch, for its part, assures all its testing is backed by sound research; a classic case of conflicting opinions in medicine.
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
  • The classic case is Walcott’s call-up for the 2006 World Cup at 17.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
  • There’s something there worth exploring — another classic case of a solid player falling through the cracks.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 11 May 2024
  • Home Alone’s depiction of the relationship between Kevin and his mom is the classic case.
    — Gregory M. Collins, National Review, 27 Dec. 2023
  • But this is a classic case of confusing causation and correlation.
    — Jordan Brenner, The Athletic, 14 July 2024
  • The whole radiation trick from last week also feels like a classic case of deus ex machina, introduced way too late to work narratively.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 20 May 2026
  • Barrus, whose two sisters have PCOS diagnoses, would be the classic case.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Yet, this was a classic case of a kneejerk reaction from WWE fans who were unwilling to let the story play out.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
  • One classic case is General Motors in the 1980s.
    — Ashar Samdani, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • It was all supposed to be done for comedy’s sake; a classic case of the end, aka healthy ratings, justifying the means, no matter how twisted or hurtful.
    — Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 20 July 2024

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