Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of superior quality; first-class.
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- adjective Describing something recognized for its
quality .
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- adjective pretentiously elegant
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Examples
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While free parking may seem like a so-called high-class problem, Measure 2P is indicative of a larger problem that continues to plague the state of California at many levels: initiative abuse.
John Mirisch: Initiative Abuse 101: How to Buy an Election in Beverly Hills John Mirisch 2011
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It tried to keep him out of the better hotels in Memphis by writing anonymous letters that asked, “What is a Negro doing in a high-class hotel like this?”
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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It tried to keep him out of the better hotels in Memphis by writing anonymous letters that asked, “What is a Negro doing in a high-class hotel like this?”
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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It tried to keep him out of the better hotels in Memphis by writing anonymous letters that asked, “What is a Negro doing in a high-class hotel like this?”
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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His family of Kwaque, Michael, and Cocky required food and shelter; more costly than that was maintenance of the Ancient Mariner in the high-class hotel; and, in addition, was his six-quart thirst.
CHAPTER XVI 2010
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Eventually the Haggards returned to their reportedly high-class home in Colorado Springs.
Elizabeth E. Evans: The Renunciation Of 'The Waiting Game' Elizabeth E. Evans 2011
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And Federer has company with the high-class shtick: Sampras, as artless as his game was, wasn't not no punk.
A breakfast treat 2009
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Eventually the Haggards returned to their reportedly high-class home in Colorado Springs.
Elizabeth E. Evans: The Renunciation Of 'The Waiting Game' Elizabeth E. Evans 2011
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Yes the same senator Beck called a “high-class prostitute” two months ago
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Yes the same senator Beck called a “high-class prostitute” two months ago
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