Sentence examples similar to a second-rate diamond from inspiring English sources

Attended a "second-rate boarding school".

But the country does possess a first-rate classical company, the Royal Ballet of Flanders, based in Antwerp, the Flemish-speaking home of diamonds and fashion design.

Over the years, the house has amassed a first-rate gem collection, including the 5.11-carat shield-shaped Moussaieff Red, one of the planet's largest fancy red diamonds, which was discovered by a Brazilian farmer and weighed 13.90 carats in the rough, and the Moussaieff Blue, a flawless blue diamond that broke the price per carat world record upon its acquisition in 2007.

It was a third-rate mystery novel.

Mumbai has a third-rate infrastructure.

He was a first-rate parliamentarian.

A FIRST-RATE MADNESS, by Nassir Ghaemi.

A first-rate piece of social reportage.

A first-rate action sequence ensues.

E is a first-rate factoid.

Mr. Fischer is a first-rate Mozart conductor.