How to Use world-class in a Sentence

world-class

adjective
  • Once again, the big need for him is to get into world-class shape.
    The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 28 May 2025
  • Both of these are world-class ski resorts, one for alpine, one for Nordic.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • In the back seat sat world-class infielders George Brett and Mike Sweeney.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Gwyneth has world-class chemists working with her team.
    Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Among these rooftops is world-class cocktail bar Bekeb.
    Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The New Yorker’s Alex Ross likened it to a world-class stereo system in a dead living room.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023
  • John Haworth is bullish on the emergence of Native art as a world-class genre.
    Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
  • On one hand, the 24-year-old has all the physical attributes to be a world-class striker.
    Ben Church, CNN, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Hike, bike, or paddle in the spring, summer, and fall, or head to any of its world-class ski resorts in the winter.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Our city has always stood out for its world-class assets.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Mountain hiking in the Leadville region is world-class.
    James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Not sure what a world-class shank is, but Damron rolled with it and produced one of the more memorable lines.
    Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Skiers enjoy world-class powder without the crowds and lift lines, and the ski season goes all the way into May.
    Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Like, even world-class athletes run outta gas, sweet pea.
    Vulture, 2 Aug. 2023
  • There’s even world-class music at the Regattabar jazz club.
    Linda Laban, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Clearly a world-class engineering team at the top of their game.
    Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Mike, as he was known, came to California in the late 1950s from Yugoslavia with the dream of making world-class wine.
    Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2024
  • At their best, each side is capable of world-class hooping.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 May 2025
  • After his death in 2014, the car was acquired by Hsu and subjected to a four-year, world-class restoration.
    Howard Walker, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2025
  • That being said, the stadium is a world-class venue for both football and soccer.
    – Andrew Joseph, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2023
  • And two, Miami has a receiver with world-class speed in Tyreek Hill.
    Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The resort has direct walking access to a world-class surf break just off of its private beach.
    Ryan Krogh, Outside Online, 24 Jan. 2025
  • But what happens if this world-class assistant gives the wrong advice or, even worse, flat-out lies?
    Anand Shah, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
  • The deal is also at the heart of Air India’s five-year plan to transform itself into a world-class airline.
    Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 15 Feb. 2023
  • In the years that followed, Murray became a man and transformed his body into one of a world-class athlete.
    Ben Church, CNN, 2 Aug. 2024
  • But their unique access to Alaska’s formidable peaks and their world-class guides put them in a league of their own.
    Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Along with the world-class skiing, Powder Mountain visitors will now get to take in world-class art as well.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2024
  • Vana Yet where Six Senses Vana shines brightest is in the treatments, which are not only world-class, but set the very standard of world-class.
    Liam Hess, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2023
  • But often the great difference maker in soccer is a world-class striker.
    Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 29 June 2025
  • Don't miss this opportunity to watch two world-class teams compete for a place in the Club World Cup quarterfinals.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025

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