Synonyms of four-starnext
: of a superior degree of excellence
a four-star French restaurant

Examples of four-star in a Sentence

a home film library with nothing but four-star pictures
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The former four-star recruit racked up 33 tackles, 7 tackles-for-loss and 3½ sacks in 2025, added a fumble-return touchdown, earned second-team All-SEC honors and was named a team captain his senior season. Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026 The Australian native was a four-star recruit in the Class of 2025, landing in the Top 100 in 247Sports’ rankings. Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026 Reeves in high school was a four-star center out of Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia. Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026 For me, another safe hotel menu of the usual suspects and expense-account wines would never rise to a four-star level. Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for four-star

Word History

Etymology

from the number of asterisks used to denote relative excellence in guidebooks

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of four-star was in 1921

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“Four-star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/four-star. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.

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