: of superior quality or status

Examples of high-class in a Sentence

had some surprisingly high-class food at the church supper
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Some will welcome it; there is certainly an argument that the attempts to imitate Guardiola’s style, playing from the back against high-class opponents with a plan to press them into mistakes, led to some coaches leading their teams like lambs to the slaughter. Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 The Corsican Mafia, in the meantime, has been replaced by a high-class crime family of Algerian origin. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025 The rapper gathered friends, family, and A-list celebrities for the high-class affair. Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 3 Oct. 2025 The high-class wall hugger puts out 5,000 lumens and high contrast, runs Google TV and rocks pro-tuned sound. New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for high-class

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of high-class was in 1833

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“High-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-class. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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