: being of the highest caliber in the world
a world-class athlete

Examples of world-class in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Dotting the state are plenty of cute small towns offering everything from beautiful architecture to world-class wine. Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2024 Could the chefs transform a conference room at the back of Discovery World into a world-class restaurant? Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2024 Concerned hunters and anglers fear that such a project would harm the Bitterroot’s world-class trout fishery and the area’s intact habitat for elk, mule deer, bighorn sheep, and other iconic Western game species. Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 8 May 2024 With a world-class product lineup and positive market feedback, Infinite Foods was on its way to success. William Mullane, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024 Make the case to network executives that Fox and the Big Ten would benefit from the presence of two world-class schools in the Bay Area, with all its high-tech money and thousands of Big Ten alums. Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024 Ours is a partnership built on respect, camaraderie and, most importantly, a shared love of Paramount Global, its employees and our world-class content. Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Apr. 2024 The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Frick Collection are close at hand along with numerous world-class restaurants and charming cafes. Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 27 Apr. 2024 To achieve cost leadership in renewable hydrogen, Green Energy Park sources world-class renewable electricity input, feeding state-of-the-art electrolyzer technologies, implemented on a purpose-build and standardized production infrastructure. Sacramento Bee, 26 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of world-class was in 1939

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Cite this Entry

“World-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/world-class. Accessed 15 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

world-class

adjective
: being of the highest degree of excellence in the world
a world-class athlete
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