How to Use excellence in a Sentence

excellence

noun

• The school is known for the excellence of its teachers.
• On the mood in the locker room: The standard here, man, is excellence.
  — Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 6 Oct. 2024
• His strong work ethic and dedication to excellence were coupled with genuine warmth and kindness.
  — Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2022
• These are not virtues in a moralistic sense but, rather, habits of excellence inspired by definitions from ancient philosophy.
  — Sarah Elk, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
• Jordan approved the design of the trophy, wishing for the award to symbolize reaching for excellence, but did not want the award to be a depiction of himself.
  — Dallas News, 13 Dec. 2022
• Pelé added a third layer: his nickname, his trademark, became a synonym not for greatness or even for excellence but for an unimpeachable, scarcely attainable form of perfection.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2022
• The future of the iPhone is clear as day: boring excellence.
  — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 26 Sep. 2024
• The team, which is worth $1.3 billion, has built a legacy of excellence.
  — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2023
• When the whole class gets an A, colleges are telling us that mediocrity equals excellence.
  — WSJ, 19 Dec. 2023
• But the truest yardstick of ice cream excellence might be the simplest: straight-up vanilla.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
• Sure, baguettes and champagne are great, but nothing compares to the excellence of a good french fry.
  — Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2024
• In the high-end gem trade, certain origins are code words for excellence.
  — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 10 July 2023
• For 11 years, Thomas was a pillar of excellence for a franchise that has spent most of the past two-plus decades in disarray.
  — Tom Withers, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2023
• Time will tell whether Butler can produce sustained excellence — and dish out more hugs in the process.
  — Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 2 July 2024
• Don’t be a pushover, but resist the urge to shame others for their lack of calendar excellence.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 3 July 2023
• But the Longhorns and Sooners, like the Gators, boast tradition and athletic excellence across the board.
  — Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2023
• For a coach and franchise that aim for excellence, shouldn’t the standard for scoring be higher?
  — cleveland, 14 Jan. 2023
• In 2022, Davis won a Streamy Award, which honors excellence in online video.
  — Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2024
• Either way, you'll be treated to the kind of laidback excellence that the dude ranch lifestyle has perfected over the years.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2023
• In response, Seymour drives to Val’s mansion to confront him in the name of artistic excellence.
  — Sam Thielman, The New Yorker, 21 July 2023
• They are elected for life through a peer review process based on excellence in science.
  — Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 19 June 2024
• The athletes still believe in those classical virtues of excellence, in the agony and ecstasy, and so do so many of us who watch them.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024
• The sad irony is almost all districts have pockets of excellence.
  — Vincent Turley, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2024
• Relentless in their pursuit of excellence; and Fearless in the face of failure.
  — Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
• Your ratings help define excellence in travel and guide fellow travelers to the best of the best.
  — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2023
• There’s likely no right answer on how to make a mark, but what’s not in doubt is that having a plan and a process is a foundation for excellence.
  — Agur Jõgi, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
• And her longevity feels like a quest in the direction of excellence, as well as a pursuit of her own quintessence.
  — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2023
• All told, five head coaches received votes, once again reflecting the depth of coaching excellence in the NBA.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 13 Apr. 2023
• There’s also no precedent for Tonkin’s run of excellence.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
• There’s often little if any excellence gap between the two groups.
  — Jesse Green, New York Times, 14 May 2024

Last Updated: 27 Oct 2024