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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From a wildly popular $15 Hanes hoodie with more than 113,000 five-star ratings to the website's best-selling hoodie overall, these sweatshirts offer endless outfit possibilities — whether styled with jeans or joggers or layered under a jacket. Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025 Chicken and corn chowder is stick-to-your-bones good and a five-star recipe. Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2025 Rumors were swirling that St. John’s Prep (11-2) star Chris Vargas (leg injury) was returning for the state final, and they were confirmed as the five-star recruit jogged out to the turf in pads. Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025 The move immediately reinforces a 2026 class already stocked with high-end talent, including five-star CB DJ Pickett and four-star RB Harlem Berry, and hands Kiffin a decisive early win. Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 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 16 Dec. 2025.

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