How to Use world-class in a Sentence

world-class

adjective
  • Spurs had no world-class players left.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 25 May 2026
  • What makes a whiskey truly world-class?
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Once again, the big need for him is to get into world-class shape.
    — The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 28 May 2025
  • Imagine a world-class chef who gets a cutting-edge oven.
    — Bernardo Martinez, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • And that starts with a world-class mental health care system.
    — Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Like meeting world-class athletes from around the globe.
    — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
  • After all, these are world-class athletes.
    — Tom Bogert, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • Spurs have a world-class manager.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • Both of these are world-class ski resorts, one for alpine, one for Nordic.
    — Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • His great uncle Cliff Branch was known for his world-class speed.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
  • This is the moment to invest in something world-class.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
  • He should be selected for his world-class passing and set pieces alone.
    — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 13 May 2026
  • Endless world-class soccer bars.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
  • The best golf resorts don’t just offer world-class courses.
    — Deeya Sonalkar, TheWeek, 23 June 2026
  • There were also five-star restaurants that offered world-class food.
    — Jasmine Purdie, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
  • That kind of challenge attracts world-class thinkers and doers.
    — Steve Smith, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • Chicago’s survival as a world-class city requires it.
    — Colleen Kujawa, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
  • But Canada lacked world-class talent.
    — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • Chicago should have a world-class transit system.
    — Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
  • And at any time of year, the hotel’s world-class spa is worth planning a trip around in its own right.
    — Sarah Kuta, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Thank God our military is world-class and got those pilots out.
    — CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Is San Francisco a world-class city?
    — Ben Ryder Howe, Air Mail, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Clearly a world-class engineering team at the top of their game.
    — Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Or that their brisk pace would only have been possible for world-class athletes.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Walk in, grab a drink and enjoy world-class musicians playing their hearts out any night.
    — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Then again, it’s best known for its passionate sports fans or its world-class museums.
    — Regan Stephens, AFAR Media, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Nelstrop’s singular goal was to make a world-class single malt.
    — Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Their job is to welcome guests and provide world-class service to every fan who walks through the gates.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 12 June 2026
  • By now, there is no questioning whether Black Cliffs is an elite, world-class recipe.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Kenya’s coast offers seamless bush-to-beach transfers and world-class kite-surfing.
    — Karin Jones, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2025

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