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: 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
Recent Examples on the Web
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That would take place after he is confirmed, and then he would be promoted to four-star general, the former U.S. official said. Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025 President Trump named Caine, a four-star pilot, to the role after ousting former Air Force Gen. C. Q. Brown from the position earlier this year. The Hill Staff, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025 Hilman is a four-star recruit with offers from Cal, San Francisco and San Jose State. Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025 The former four-star recruit from New Canaan, Connecticut, started his career at Notre Dame and earned the starting nod in 2022 after the original starting QB, Tyler Buchner, suffered a regular-season-ending injury in the second game of the season. Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2025 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 12 Apr. 2025.

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