How to Use caliber in a Sentence

caliber

noun
  • I was impressed by the high caliber of the team's work.
  • Shohei Ohtani still has ace-caliber stuff.
    The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Some loved the idea of adding a player of his caliber.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • That isn’t the only caliber that caught our eye.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Any artist would be proud to play that caliber of headline slot.
    Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
  • They’re not being held to the same caliber.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
  • But even a streak of that caliber didn’t fully lock up a spot.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Not quite playoff-caliber loud, but loud all the same.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025
  • But even a player of his caliber needs some help from time to time.
    Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 May 2023
  • What is the firm’s process in working with clients of this caliber?
    Rebecca Baldridge, Robb Report, 19 June 2021
  • The trade route is the next-best bet for adding top-caliber players.
    Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 6 July 2026
  • Still, there are plenty of first-round-caliber tools here.
    Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • An artist of the highest caliber.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
  • For most of you, this was your first time leading a project of this caliber.
    New York Times, 15 Oct. 2021
  • She’s used to a higher caliber.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • And those will turn into wins against those sorts of teams, those high-caliber teams.
    Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 25 Nov. 2022
  • That’s playoff-caliber work right there.
    Tim Graham, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
  • This is early in the season for a snow storm of this caliber.
    Haley Brink, CNN, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Why would a playoff game of this caliber be so early?
    Valentina Martinez, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Of course, this caliber of bag usually comes with a steep price tag to match.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2023
  • So his handle, his feel, his vision are all high-caliber.
    Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 13 May 2026
  • The gun was the same brand, color and caliber of the gun used in the shooting.
    Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Among the weapons shot there was a 50-caliber rifle.
    Christopher Spata, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
  • She was shot through the face with a high-caliber bullet through a car windshield.
    Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2022
  • The roster, once top-notch, is now hardly the same caliber as decades past.
    Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2023
  • This might be their best chance to land a franchise-caliber talent via the draft.
    Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • This is acting of the highest caliber.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
  • With five-star resorts of this caliber to choose from, some will take a day or two off and head to the spa.
    Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2022
  • There are some stars in this year’s game, but what bothers me most isn’t the caliber of athlete.
    Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2022
  • Zubac also has one of the best contracts in the league for a player of his caliber.
    Zach Harper, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026

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