How to Use superior in a Sentence

superior

1 of 2 adjective
  • The verdict was reversed by a superior court.
  • The small army was overwhelmed by superior numbers.
  • He only helps us because it makes him feel superior.
  • Report to your superior officer.
  • This new model offers superior performance.
  • But there is no game plan that will work well enough to make this team the superior club.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • What made the first film superior was not just its premise or its dark humor.
    — Michael Ordoña, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Pop-down drains, in my opinion, are superior to the pop-up drains.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Or maybe — just maybe — the Knicks have been the far superior team all along.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
  • Dishcloths are also a superior choice to the kitchen sponge in some ways.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
  • But yeah, the black version is far superior.
    — Sean Gentille, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
  • That’s due, in part, to their superior noses and their tendency to leave a whole lot of scent.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Some of you may even decide to launch a podcast or pitch an idea to a superior in the workplace.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Fleece is a superior option for warmth.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The bonding that this team went through every day the last two weeks has been nothing less than superior.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
  • In the two games from conference play, the defense proved to be superior.
    — Michael Haag, Dallas News, 9 Mar. 2023
  • But the superior tire wear from Barcelona was gone here, and both red cars soon began losing time.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026
  • While the Jet hasn’t won a game yet, his metrics are still superior to Dart’s.
    — Jess Bryant, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • If there’s one cooking staple that’s superior to all others, a very strong case could be made for the mighty onion.
    — Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 14 June 2026
  • If there’s one cooking staple that’s superior to all others, a very strong case could be made for the mighty onion.
    — Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Brown mascara isn’t by any means superior to black mascara (and vice versa).
    — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Would humans ever live by values that are supposed to be superior to our own?
    — Paul Bloom, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Which way of counting is superior?
    — Josh Katz, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Hill's work ethic was far superior to others Woods has trained.
    — Rick Cantu, Austin American Statesman, 10 Jan. 2026
  • But Seattle was a superior squad hiding in plain sight.
    — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Who was the superior puppeteer of would-be lovers and young heroines who stuck to their principles?
    — Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2025
  • With the superior offer, that changed.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The questions were loud about whether the Sabres had hit a wall or met a superior opponent.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 13 May 2026
  • The iPhone 17's screen is far superior.
    — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Sakanishi is careful not to cast either mode as superior.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 June 2026

superior

2 of 2 noun
  • You should report any problems to your immediate superior.
  • His superior gave him an excellent evaluation.
  • His superiors charged the child with a felony.
    — Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Those who wanted to turn back risked the threat of being shot by their own superiors.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025
  • Officers in the area failed to tell superiors as the party grew.
    — Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Her superior came and looked at our credentials and released us.
    — New York Times, 9 Jan. 2021
  • Xi was trusted to hear his superiors discuss such state secrets.
    — Michael Sheridan, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Panic now sets in at the sight of a Slack DM from a superior.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 3 Nov. 2022
  • To be safe, the superior tested her heart rate and blood pressure and wasn't happy with the results.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 5 Jan. 2024
  • When should troops disobey their superiors?
    — TheWeek, 23 Jan. 2026
  • But there’s this thing that his superior tells him about and that could be a major career move for him… a career maker.
    — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026
  • People who are kind to others are respected by their peers and superiors.
    — Chris Kille, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Miller, for example, told Engel about the strip club night as a friend, not a superior.
    — Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Sep. 2021
  • The soldier declined to give his name for fear of getting into trouble with his superiors.
    — Carlotta Gall, New York Times, 31 July 2023
  • In the military, superiors give what are known as challenge coins to soldiers as an attaboy.
    — Dan Morain, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2020
  • Except he’d been told by his superiors that his father-in-law must keep a low profile around the football program.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Shvets discussed the matter with his superior, who wanted to check it out with headquarters.
    — Craig Unger, The New Republic, 2 Mar. 2022
  • Mid-level officials, in turn, were no longer convinced that their superiors would protect them.
    — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The most likely outcome of such a meeting is that I would have been called in to explain myself to my superiors.
    — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026
  • The man asks for a cigar and the jail superintendent doesn’t need to ask for his superiors’ permission.
    — Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Adina is an alien who’s been sent to earth to observe humanity and report back to her superiors.
    — Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
  • All three had been asked by their superiors to replace the plates on their cars but refused, McNicholas said.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Wives wore them to symbolize their obedience and fealty to their husbands, and men wore them to honor their superiors.
    — Katy Kelleher, refinery29.com, 2 May 2023
  • Motions to dismiss charges in the case paint some of the officers as rookies deferring to their superiors.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
  • That’s because the judge’s direct superiors who would be tasked with any inquiry only risk losing their position for cause as well.
    — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Boozy meals have long been widespread in corporate China, where it can be seen as offensive to refuse to drink with a superior.
    — New York Times, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Brett Crozier, sent an urgent but unclassified memo to his superiors that was later leaked to the press.
    — Tim Darnell, ajc, 13 Apr. 2020
  • Thomas Modly said the captain went outside the chain of command by not bringing his concerns to his direct superior.
    — CBS News, 19 June 2020
  • The lawsuit alleges Abdulai’s superior laughed at her and took no action.
    — Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 19 May 2026
  • Women described being diminished not only by their superiors but also by peers and sometimes even clients.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

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