ten out of ten
idiom
—used to say that something was done very well
I'll give them ten out of ten for creativity.
Examples of ten out of ten in a Sentence
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Nevertheless, Max gets ten out of ten from me!
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Julie Klausner, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
From 2014 through October 2024, Delta achieved a 98.7% completion factor (The percentage of flights that do not get canceled or delayed) compared to United’s 97.9%, and led in on-time arrivals for ten out of ten years.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2025
Whitaker answered ten out of ten questions right in the first round, got both daily doubles in the second and entered Final Jeopardy with $31,200.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 23 Nov. 2025
Well, Donald Trump said this was a ten out of ten meeting.
—ABC News, 17 Aug. 2025
Needless to say, the look was a ten out of ten from head to toe.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 9 Apr. 2025
Mila even took out her own notepad, wrote down each girl’s name, and scored them herself—all earning a ten out of ten.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 19 July 2024
Danny Philippou: But Emma and her team were a ten out of ten.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Aug. 2023
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Julie Klausner, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
From 2014 through October 2024, Delta achieved a 98.7% completion factor (The percentage of flights that do not get canceled or delayed) compared to United’s 97.9%, and led in on-time arrivals for ten out of ten years.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2025
Whitaker answered ten out of ten questions right in the first round, got both daily doubles in the second and entered Final Jeopardy with $31,200.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 23 Nov. 2025
Well, Donald Trump said this was a ten out of ten meeting.
—ABC News, 17 Aug. 2025
Needless to say, the look was a ten out of ten from head to toe.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 9 Apr. 2025
Mila even took out her own notepad, wrote down each girl’s name, and scored them herself—all earning a ten out of ten.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 19 July 2024
Danny Philippou: But Emma and her team were a ten out of ten.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Aug. 2023
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“Ten out of ten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ten%20out%20of%20ten. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.
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