: 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
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The Gamecocks seem on track to land a commitment from four-star quarterback and top-100 prospect Landon Duckworth. Antonio Morales, New York Times, 10 July 2025 The 6-foot-1, 184-pound Caraway totaled 70 tackles, seven passes defended passes and a fumble recovery in 35 games, including 15 starts at Southern Miss. UF also picked up four-star cornerback Onis Konanbanny, a former Tennessee commitment, on the eve of February’s National Signing Day. Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025 Height is one of the many four-star transfer the Red Raiders brought in along with UCF transfer Lee Hunter and preseason All-Big 12 edge rusher David Bailey. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2025 The company performs this same service for other types of public figures, like four-star generals, athletes and CEOs, and Loti also has a free version that will do five takedown requests a month. Rebecca Keegan, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 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 2 Aug. 2025.

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