Synonyms of five-starnext
: 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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The backstory The five-star property remains owned by the same local family that opened it four decades ago. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026 There isn’t a Joe Alt or Penei Sewell in this draft class, but Mauigoa, a former five-star recruit, is big (6-6, 315), powerful, athletic and plays with a mauling mentality at the tackle position. Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026 The five-star freshman had committed to USC with every intention of bolting for the NBA after one season, only for the setbacks of the past year to put his likely lottery status in doubt. Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026 This vegetable chopper is backed by over 92,000 five-star ratings by shoppers who say it chops, dices, ribbons, and spiralizes fruits and veggies in seconds. Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026 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 24 Jan. 2026.

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