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 of usually three classes of travel accommodations
b
: a class of mail that comprises letters, postcards, or matter sealed against inspection
Examples of first-class in a Sentence
Adjective
a first-class production of a classic American musical
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Bill Pogue, who had been an Idaho conservation officer for 15 years and before that a police official and game warden in Nevada, was known as a first-class warden, one of Idaho’s best.
—Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 17 July 2025
Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 July 2025
The first class of medical students stepped into the halls of the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine in Bentonville, Arkansas, earlier this month – according to media reports.
—James Powel, USA Today, 23 July 2025
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Adjective
The United States undeniably has many of the top AI makers, along with amazing academic institutions that are globally recognized as AI leaders, and gobs of first-class AI researchers.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Bill Pogue, who had been an Idaho conservation officer for 15 years and before that a police official and game warden in Nevada, was known as a first-class warden, one of Idaho’s best.
—Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 17 July 2025
Noun
Saturdays, Oviedo Gym & Aquatics Facility, 148 Oviedo Blvd., Oviedo, first class free, then $5 per class, 407-971-5565.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 July 2025
The first class of medical students stepped into the halls of the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine in Bentonville, Arkansas, earlier this month – according to media reports.
—James Powel, USA Today, 23 July 2025
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“First-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first-class. Accessed 28 Jul. 2025.
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