: of first class or quality
a five-star hotel

Examples of five-star in a Sentence

at those prices the restaurant's food should be nothing but five-star
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Another week, another ridiculous highlight from five-star Houston quarterback commit Keisean Henderson. Grace Raynor, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025 It’s been purchased more than 2,000 times in the past month and has more than 1,100 five-star reviews. Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Nov. 2025 Famed hotspots like Aspen, Vail, Telluride, and Breckenridge offer everything from world-class skiing to five-star spas and mountaintop restaurants. Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 10 Nov. 2025 Ahead of Saturday's must-win game, Sanders appointed five-star freshman Julian Lewis the team's starting quarterback. Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for five-star

Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of five-star was in 1913

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“Five-star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/five-star. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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