head and shoulders

adverb

: beyond comparison : by far
head and shoulders above the competition

Examples of head and shoulders in a Sentence

a performance that was head and shoulders above all the others in the talent competition
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Such a thinking machine would be head and shoulders above current AI models, which can only do a good impression of thinking. Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025 Home Depot, currently the third largest weight in the XLY behind AMZN and TSLA, is now featuring a potential head and shoulders topping pattern. David Keller, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025 Many foods contain a decent amount of zinc (and some are even heavily fortified with it), but certain ones are especially high in the mineral—and one in particular stands head and shoulders above the rest. Caroline Tien, SELF, 10 Mar. 2025 But one surprising textile was head and shoulders above the rest. Leah Dolan, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for head and shoulders

Word History

First Known Use

1642, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of head and shoulders was in 1642

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“Head and shoulders.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20and%20shoulders. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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