: 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 four-star recruit from Ohio could make a play for second-team snaps if there’s an injury or one of the freshmen falters in camp. Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 30 May 2025 Cotton was rated a four-star transfer by 247Sports. Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2025 The four-star prospect held several offers before landing on Williams and the Terps, including from Michigan State and Illinois. Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2025 Made is a solid affordable option, as are the options on our list of best four-star hotels in the city. Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 27 May 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 9 Jun. 2025.

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