1
: of or relating to first class
2
: of the highest quality
a first-class meal
first-class
adverb
: the first or highest group in a classification: such as
a
: the highest class of travel accommodations
b
: a class of mail that comprises letters, postcards, or matter sealed against inspection
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Examples of first-class in a Sentence
Adjective
a first-class production of a classic American musical
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Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Spending at luxury retailers surged 15% in the quarter, business and first-class airfare purchases rose 9%, and luxury hotel spending was up 12%, CFO Christophe Le Caillec told CNBC in an interview.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
There is no cost to attend, and those interested can register at their first class.
—Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Rho-alpha targets this gap by combining vision processing and language understanding with a capability Microsoft is emphasizing more directly than many mainstream VLA demos, which is tactile sensing that acts as a first-class input for closed-loop manipulation.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Spending at luxury retailers surged 15% in the quarter, business and first-class airfare purchases rose 9%, and luxury hotel spending was up 12%, CFO Christophe Le Caillec told CNBC in an interview.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
On Friday, a journey from Paris to Lyon was priced at €132 ($155) for a seat in traditional first class, and €180 ($211) for the child-free Optimum Plus, a version of Optimum only offered on the Paris-Lyon route that includes a personal host and dining.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
There is no cost to attend, and those interested can register at their first class.
—Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
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“First-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first-class. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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