: marked to the highest degree by grandeur, excellence, brilliance, or competence
superbly
adverb
superbness
noun
Examples of superb in a Sentence
They've done a superb job.
The performance was absolutely superb.
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Once again, the guest cast is superb: Bill Camp, sporting a magnificent handlebar mustache, is gloriously gruff as Wall Street power broker J.P. Morgan, who joins George in his railroad scheme.
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 12 June 2025
The subterranean concert hall has superb sound and aesthetics—the work of the Italian-Danish duo GramFratesi, who drew inspiration from Epicurean philosophy, ancient Greece and the history of artistic expression through the ages—and it’s arranged with great precision and attention to detail.
—Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Gauff responded by raising her level, winning a superb rally in the third game that drew loud cheers.
—Jerome Pugmire, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
Berger’s tiny stage bulges like a clown car, stuffed with superb comedians such as Russell Daniels, playing a prospective son-in-law (and Grade A idiot) who shrieks around sick people, and Sarah Stiles, as a pert soubrette.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 6 June 2025
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 12 June 2025
The subterranean concert hall has superb sound and aesthetics—the work of the Italian-Danish duo GramFratesi, who drew inspiration from Epicurean philosophy, ancient Greece and the history of artistic expression through the ages—and it’s arranged with great precision and attention to detail.
—Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Gauff responded by raising her level, winning a superb rally in the third game that drew loud cheers.
—Jerome Pugmire, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
Berger’s tiny stage bulges like a clown car, stuffed with superb comedians such as Russell Daniels, playing a prospective son-in-law (and Grade A idiot) who shrieks around sick people, and Sarah Stiles, as a pert soubrette.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 6 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for superb
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“Superb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superb. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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superb
adjective
su·perb
su̇-ˈpərb 
: outstandingly excellent, impressive, or beautiful
superb quality
was a superb pianist
superbly
adverb
superbness
noun
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