: of a superior degree of excellence
a four-star French restaurant

Examples of four-star in a Sentence

a home film library with nothing but four-star pictures
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The redshirt junior wide receiver is a former four-star prospect and started his college career at Texas A&M. Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 28 Oct. 2025 Bassam al Hassan, a four-star general close to Assad, told CNN’s chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward that Tice was killed in 2013, the year after his capture. Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025 The former four-star prospect ranked among the nation’s top 10 passers in the 2025 class, according to scouting services. Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2025 The four-star freshman, who was 14-for-23 for 138 yards, threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Jude James early in the fourth quarter that tied the score at 10. Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for four-star

Word History

Etymology

from the number of asterisks used to denote relative excellence in guidebooks

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of four-star was in 1921

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“Four-star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/four-star. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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