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

Examples of world-class in a Sentence

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America has world-class research institutions, strong intellectual property protections, unparalleled capital markets and a culture of entrepreneurship that no competitor can replicate. Sen. Todd Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025 Two five-star hotels, apartments, town houses and villas, schools, three mosques, a mall, two universities and two world-class museums are part of the project. Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025 Arosa, Switzerland There’s no shortage of world-class mountain hotspots in Switzerland. Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025 Disney On Ice Disney On Ice is a staple event that invites families to watch some of the most popular Disney movies adapted into a world-class ice figure skating, aerial acrobatic story-telling adventure. Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for world-class

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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“World-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/world-class. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

world-class

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