How to Use elite in a Sentence

elite

1 of 2 noun

• The class of 2019 isn't quite as deep, but the prospects at the top are elite.
  — Andrew Nemec, OregonLive.com, 1 Feb. 2018
• Trump of course knew that the elite were wrong about him.
  — Wallace Shawn, The New Republic, 29 June 2021
• Whether Tani will one day join the ranks of the chess elite is hard to say.
  — The Economist, 5 June 2020
• Hawaii has long been a place where the world's elite has flocked.
  — Dara Kerr, NPR, 28 Feb. 2024
• The rest of the college baseball elite saw that first-hand.
  — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 8 June 2019
• To make a deep playoff run, the Stars will have to beat elite teams.
  — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 26 Feb. 2020
• By that point, the venue was hosting a who’s who of rock’s elite.
  — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 12 Mar. 2021
• The tri-state elite will soon have a swanky new place to unplug.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2022
• That puts him on the lower end of the NFL’s elite pass rushers.
  — Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2023
• That's it for our less-than-elite eight picks from Ars' staff.
  — Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 2 Jan. 2020
• What was once design for the elite is now coming home to the rest of us.
  — Lucia Tonelli, ELLE Decor, 19 Feb. 2019
• The actions of these young people, and of the elites who run the schools, are more than appalling.
  — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 13 Oct. 2023
• Brugge held firm and can dream of upsetting the elite in weeks to come.
  — Samindra Kunti, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2021
• To know Ron Klain, then, is to have entered the power elite.
  — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 24 July 2021
• Patriots believe those elites want the land, the gold, the oil and the coal for themselves.
  — John Temple, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2019
• Because the elite have rigged the system in their favor.
  — Clifford Young, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2024
• By now, there has become a clear delineation of the elite of the East.
  — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 20 Mar. 2021
• At the time, the galleries were open exclusively to the elite.
  — Anton Corbijn, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2018
• The youngest goes to an elite, all-boys Jesuit high school in Maryland.
  — Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2022
• These people, the elites know in their hearts, will never learn.
  — Peter Tonguette, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
• Rodeo Drive is a place that feels, at once, elite and off-limits.
  — Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2021
• For a side with such a miserable away record against the elite, no point is to be sniffed at.
  — Jonathan Wilson, SI.com, 30 Sep. 2019
• Sechin is not the only member of the Russian elite who got a yacht seized this week.
  — Amiah Taylor, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2022
• For most of that pack of feral elite, this statement is true.
  — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 9 Feb. 2023
• And Mitchell hopes to be listed among that elite grouping one day.
  — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Oct. 2021
• And elites still question these efforts to break the silence?
  — Will Bunch, Philly.com, 26 June 2018
• But here's the thing: coastal elites don't give a rat's ass about such comparisons.
  — Ian Belknap, Chicago Reader, 20 Dec. 2017
• Newcastle, after years in the muck, is back among the top flight’s elite.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 14 Oct. 2022
• Four young entrepreneurs with a grandiose vision of building a utopia for the tech elite.
  — Anne Sraders, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2023
• Without food, the survivors, who belonged to Uruguay’s elite, were forced to eat the flesh of the deceased to stay alive.
  — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 22 July 2023

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elite

2 of 2 adjective

• The Alps have always been one of the more elite places to ski.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 29 Feb. 2024
• The elite card waives the annual fee for the first year, and then the fee goes up to $79 a year.
  — Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2023
• At around 7 years old, her teachers would take her to play at the elite Carnegie’s house.
  — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2024
• But an elite roster of brands has found a way—like the two below.
  — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2024
• Rozier has been an elite player on a bad team for a long time.
  — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2024
• The Lakers, as they are now structured and playing, are not an elite team.
  — Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2023
• Cincinnati poses problems for KU on the boards, and the Bearcats have an elite defense.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2024
• Get the Airline Credit Card Don't fly enough to earn elite status?
  — Eric Rosen, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2024
• First was her mother, who said that young Priscilla had worked too hard to get into the elite school and should not quit.
  — Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2023
• Teams like the Agars must receive invitations to compete in the elite event.
  — Analisa Novak, CBS News, 16 June 2023
• And for some of these elite offerings, so many people want in, there’s even a waiting list.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2024
• Three years later, Wharton became the first elite school to reach that benchmark.
  — Lindsay Ellis, WSJ, 2 Nov. 2023
• Clark is viewed as an elite defender with plus speed and double plus arm strength.
  — Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 11 July 2023
• Dallas’ elite defense could carry this team to the Super Bowl.
  — C.j. Doon, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2023
• There was no shortage of elite performances across Eastern Mass. in Week 2 of the high school season.
  — Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
• Meanwhile, Brock belongs to an elite team of his own — at least for the time being, until Chubba can join him in the big leagues.
  — Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2024
• Sherry-Lehmann, which was founded in Manhattan in 1934, has long been one of the elite sellers of fine wines in the United States.
  — James B. Stewart, New York Times, 16 June 2023
• The defense, anchored by a three-time NFL defensive player of the year, is a solid if not elite group.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2024
• Small class size, which was 8 percent of a score a year ago, is a matter of pride for many elite institutions.
  — Alan Blinder, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
• Even though the run club has its group of elite runners, Garcia says people new to running also join.
  — Diosa Femme, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023
• Nobody has come close to matching his achievements at the plate and on the mound, becoming one of the majors’ elite players in both roles when healthy.
  — Ronald Blum and David Brandt, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2023
• In terms of subject, style and workmanship the piece might have adorned an elite residence in Rome itself.
  — Holland Cotter, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
• Hampton pushed the tempo, controlling the pace with elite ball handling and control.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Feb. 2024
• The drug is made to treat people with diabetes but has been a craze among elite circles for its weight-loss properties.
  — USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
• The Texas woman charged in the killing of an elite cyclist last year tried to escape custody Wednesday, officials said.
  — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2023
• The World Cup was challenging for many elite teams because of the ever-growing parity in the women’s game.
  — Anne M. Peterson, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Aug. 2023
• It’s been 15 years since the world’s elite ballooning pilots have gathered in the United States for a race with roots that stretch back more than a century.
  — Susan Montoya Bryan, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2023
• Thompson, Ivey and Duren are elite athletes that can put pressure on the rim and have the tools to become quality defenders.
  — Jimmy Watkins, cleveland, 12 July 2023
• The good news for American’s most frequent fliers is that elite status requirements won’t change for 2024, says the airline.
  — Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2024
• The end of 2023 may go down as the final days of the mileage run, travel hackers’ annual scramble to fly enough miles at year’s end to clinch elite status on airlines.
  — Jacob Passy, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 9 May 2024