How to Use first-class in a Sentence

first-class

1 of 2 adjective
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  • The plan seeks to raise overall first-class mail prices by 5.4%.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2023
  • The United States Postal Service is set to raise the cost of a first-class stamp to 66 cents.
    — oregonlive, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The fun and the sun culminated in a first-class tantrum.
    — Caitlin Gunther, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The debris was part of the door frame found above the first-class lounge entrance in the ship built by Harland and Wolff.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2024
  • But the first-class service starts long before dogs and their humans board the plane.
    — Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 22 June 2024
  • Randolph paid just 32 cents for the stamp to mail that CD, less than half the current cost of 66 cents for a first-class stamp.
    — Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The pair then boarded a first-class flight to Maui’s Kahului Airport.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Here are all the perks that come with a first-class suite on Singapore Airlines.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Seat width: At its largest, the seat runs 38 inches wide, which shames many first-class products.
    — Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Ahead, 12 of the best men's travel pants that provide first-class comfort.
    — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 28 July 2023
  • The journey, however, was far from a first-class cruise.
    — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
  • Done: British Airways first-class round trip to London.
    — Irena Medavoy, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Aug. 2024
  • These are all nice-to-haves for a first-class flight experience.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 24 May 2024
  • The only difference would be that the four guys and Bertis and Jefferson flew first-class.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2023
  • Nobody starts to worry until the water gets up to the first-class cabins.
    — Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 May 2023
  • What about buying a first-class ticket on airline B for less than the coach fare on airline A?
    — David Rae, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
  • On some flights, passengers who booked a first-class or business seat may fail to show up for their flight.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2024
  • As a bonus, many will offer new student or first-class specials.
    — Rebecca Strong, Health, 20 July 2023
  • Mazda won five first-class awards from the IIHS, the most of any single brand, according to the nonprofit.
    — William Gavin, Quartz, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The Strauses were two wealthy first-class passengers who had been married for more than 40 years.
    — Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 22 June 2023
  • The new first-class service was developed in partnership with the Jet.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2024
  • There was always the sense that the all-rounder could look after himself in the first-class scene, but that his choices were not always the wisest.
    — Tim Ellis, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The airline is now scrambling to make alterations to some of its planes because its first-class seats are too heavy.
    — Alexandra Banner, CNN, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Even if the airline insists that the coach options are premium, the first-class menu isn’t changing.
    — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The hike is part of a 5.4% increase in overall first-class mail prices, Postal Service officials said.
    — George Petras, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2023
  • If approved, the change would take effect in July, raising the cost of mailing a first-class letter by about 5.4%.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The change goes into effect Sunday, raising the cost of mailing a first-class letter by about 5.4%.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 8 July 2023
  • The first-class menu is just the latest example of that, giving us a peek into what life on the Titanic was like.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Dine at one of three first-class restaurants, featuring the finest sushi, fresh local seafood, and favorites from Naples, Italy.
    — Kara Franker, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2024
  • All orders within the continental United States will be sent by first-class package service.
    — Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 1 Oct. 2024
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first class

2 of 2 noun
  • Which hallway was the fastest route to their first class?
    — Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2023
  • As The Crown shows, Charles was not seated in first class.
    — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 3 Dec. 2022
  • None of this is much better in first class, by the way.
    — Lois Alter Mark, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021
  • The tests will be sent via the U.S. Postal Service as first class mail.
    — Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2022
  • Plus, the offer for a free first class was too good to pass up.
    — Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 28 May 2024
  • The first class is free and $10 per session thereafter.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2024
  • The design of that venue was first class and the floorplan was brilliant.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2022
  • But Siegel was hooked after her first class and kept at it.
    — NBC News, 19 Apr. 2022
  • Traveling with my boss, I was bumped up to first class on the flight.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 5 Sep. 2021
  • Their first class, in Hawthorne on May 12, drew about 20 seniors.
    — Chris Kuo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2021
  • The first class for new students is $12 or five classes for $75.
    — By Chloe Herring, Brooke Henderson and Samantha J. Gross, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Alas, this isn't one of those natty lie-flat beds from the plusher type of first class.
    — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 27 Sep. 2022
  • In the 2018 midterms, for instance, the first class was announced more than a year before.
    — Kaleigh Rogers, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2024
  • During the deal, kids 2-12 travel for free in coach or first class.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 May 2024
  • The director is a single mother who was in the first class.
    — Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2024
  • They were last seen on an airplane as a foursome in first class.
    — Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Turned out, he’d been upgraded to first class and was able to move to the shorter line.
    — Lori Aratani, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2023
  • High school sophomores will be the first class not affected by the change.
    — New York Times, 2 Apr. 2022
  • After all, a Black girl wasn't allowed in first class in 1939.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Naima wasn't the only kid who was nervous and shy at the beginning of that first class.
    — Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Gotta work on affording that first class seat first, though.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2023
  • For your first class, get there early and remain the entire time.
    — Shauna Harrison, SELF, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Guests may even choose a Nice or Nicer bundle and buy an upgrade to a first class seat.
    — Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 8 Mar. 2022
  • Davis was part of one of Mustangs coach Patrick Nixon’s first classes.
    — Jake Shindel, Baltimore Sun, 21 May 2024
  • Berklee will host 40 students in the program’s first class, but Price has big plans for rapid growth.
    — James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2022
  • This buddy pass got me first class flights to pretty much anywhere in the world for free.
    — Jane Thier, Fortune, 11 July 2023
  • Flying first class for the first time with my mom to L.A. was probably one of the highlights.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2022
  • The first class of five officers and 10 cadets would enroll in the school for the U.S. Corps of Engineers.
    — Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 4 July 2023
  • What is the difference between first class and coach at Verde Canyon Railroad?
    — Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The first class of those pilots graduated from the course and returned to Ukraine earlier this year.
    — Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024

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