Sentence examples similar to first-rate items from inspiring English sources

A major mistake people make, Ms. Karpinski said, is to put out the second-rate items and keep the good linens and cookware for themselves.

"Most of the highest prices are paid for second-rate items," he says.

Every inch of space is filled with bars and boxes of chocolates from around the world, more than 300 items by first-rate brands from Europe, the United States, Vietnam, Brazil and even the Middle East (Al Nassma camel-milk chocolates).

What I remember most vividly about my meals are some truly outstanding dim sum items, including first-rate steamed dumplings; a soft-shell crab with curry leaves and a tangle of crunchy egg-yolk threads; a tender and nuanced bite of lobster with XO sauce; and the dizziness and shortness of breath I felt whenever I tried to understand where the money had gone.

"He was first-rate.

"Gerald is first-rate.

Really first-rate.

Service is first-rate.

First-rate social realism.

"It's really first-rate".

All first-rate.