: 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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FashionPuzzle Triple Zip Small Crossbody Bag Over 25,000 five-star ratings prove the FashionPuzzle crossbody bag is a daily grab-and-go favorite. Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025 Coach Dennis Gates Missouri Tigers men’s basketball team added another five-star prospect to its 2026 recruiting class, securing a commitment from power forward Toni Bryant on Monday morning. Joseph Pastilha, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025 That country has many five-star golf courses situated on the Gulf of Mexico. Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025 Cristobal also said that five-star freshman edge player Hayden Lowe is out for the year but will be ready for the spring. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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