How to Use first-class in a Sentence

first-class

1 of 2 adjective
  • What a first-class thing to do.
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • That must have felt very first-class.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 26 Nov. 2025
  • One shot even shows one of the goldens on a first-class flight.
    Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025
  • But his dream job was never about the wages or the first-class perks.
    Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 17 June 2026
  • Think of it as your own personal first-class sleep kit.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
  • The biggest problem is that even first-class meals are fast food.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
  • As a bonus, many will offer new student or first-class specials.
    Rebecca Strong, Health, 20 July 2023
  • These are all nice-to-haves for a first-class flight experience.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 24 May 2024
  • The same goes for premium business or first-class awards.
    Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 1 June 2026
  • But the first-class service starts long before dogs and their humans board the plane.
    Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 22 June 2024
  • Luckily, at $48, the set doesn’t come at a first-class price.
    Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Be patient, and look for available first-class spots about a week before your flight takes off.
    Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Be patient, and look for available first-class spots about a week before your flight takes off.
    Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Which meant this fine fund was a first-class find—available for just 90 cents on the dollar!
    Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
  • On some flights, passengers who booked a first-class or business seat may fail to show up for their flight.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
  • On some flights, passengers who booked a first-class or business seat may fail to show up for their flight.
    Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2024
  • The post showed a photo of a black hard shell suitcase placed on a first-class aisle seat and strapped in with a seat belt.
    Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Treat eval as a first-class citizen, even pre-planning the product.
    Albert Lie, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The gripes about team travel in the past have focused on the lack of first-class, lie-flat seats for the players.
    Zach Berman, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Ahead, 12 of the best men's travel pants that provide first-class comfort.
    Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 28 July 2023
  • With jet fuel costs running high, long-haul business and first-class tickets are up sharply this year.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Gallagher is also a first-class dressing room presence.
    Chris Johnston, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • Expect to see one at a first-class lounge near you in the immediate future.
    Gracie Wiener, Air Mail, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Nobody starts to worry until the water gets up to the first-class cabins.
    Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 May 2023
  • Blue Wilderness Dry Cat Food is first-class grain-free cat food.
    Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
  • Less than six feet away from the action, the apron suite has two oversized, first-class style premium leather chairs.
    Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Here are all the perks that come with a first-class suite on Singapore Airlines.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Elk Mountain, as the name suggests, has abundant elk and first-class hunting.
    Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The walls of the house are standing, made of first-class brick materials and may be used to restore the home.
    Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Our field was immaculate and our team always looked great; first-class uniforms.
    John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025

first class

2 of 2 noun
  • The first class is free so folks can try it out.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Next, there's the first class option.
    Jordan Harvey, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The men in the red, white and blue uniforms are first class.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Plus, the offer for a free first class was too good to pass up.
    Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 28 May 2024
  • The first class is free, then $10 per session.
    Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The first class is free, then $10 per session.
    Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Cost is $10 per lesson; the first class is free.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
  • How will sitting in first class make Pruitt any safer from them?
    Emily Atkin, New Republic, 14 Feb. 2018
  • The seats in coach are named Brandon, not those in first class.
    Longreads, 13 Sep. 2019
  • Of the first class of fellows, half no longer carry a gun.
    Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Got to fly first class, don't normally do that.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The trip started on a high note with a first class flight on Delta.
    Sandy Pierre, Refinery29, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Some of us date back to his first class at Medill almost a decade ago.
    Maya Dukmasova, Chicago Reader, 7 Feb. 2018
  • Once inside, make your way to the first class lounge — not the business class lounge.
    Paula Conway, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • The Tigers have an awesome venue and the tourney is first class.
    Richard Obert, azcentral, 1 Dec. 2019
  • One way is to just make multiple sections of your first class.
    Laura Isensee, Scientific American, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Alas, this isn't one of those natty lie-flat beds from the plusher type of first class.
    Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 27 Sep. 2022
  • The design of that venue was first class and the floorplan was brilliant.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Traveling with my boss, I was bumped up to first class on the flight.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 5 Sep. 2021
  • The first floor of the plane is first class, business and economy class.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Sure enough, there were Al and his wife, Louise, sitting in first class.
    Mick McCabe, Detroit Free Press, 7 Apr. 2020
  • The first class has a top speed of 20 mph and doesn’t have a throttle assist.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The first class of freshmen is the Class of 1909.
    Austin Meek, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Why not give them a plane that has 36 first class seats on it instead of 12?
    Barbara Peterson, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Dec. 2018
  • The first class of scholars will start with 15 students, with a new class added each year.
    Jazmin Goodwin, CNN, 22 Oct. 2020
  • During the deal, kids 2-12 travel for free in coach or first class.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 May 2024
  • In first class, the Embraer has one seat on the left side of the aircraft and two on the right side.
    James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 23 June 2020
  • Sometimes, there isn’t even a requirement to fly in business or first class.
    Chris Dong, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The first class features 10 inductees, all with ties to the region.
    Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
  • Two students from that first class proposed bringing hives to campus.
    Kansas City Star, 14 Nov. 2025

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