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adjective of or being a full general or admiral, as indicated by four stars on an insignia.
rated or considered as being of the highest quality, especially as indicated by four printed stars assigned in some rating systems: a four-star restaurant.
Origin of four-star First recorded in 1920–25
Words nearby four-star four-rowed barley, fourscore, foursome, four-spot, foursquare, four-star , four-striper, four-stroke, fourteen, fourteener, Fourteen Points
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Example sentences from the Web for four-star The dish was a massive hit, and Shun Lee Palace subsequently received a four-star review in The New York Times.
‘The Search for General Tso’: The Origins of America’s Favorite Chinese Dish, General Tso’s Chicken | Marlow Stern| April 19, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Dave Gunther and I have convinced a four-star general and a colonel of our plan, but the whole thing hangs in the balance.
A Man to Believe In: Eulogy for Marine Master Sergeant Aaron Torian | Elliot Ackerman| March 5, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The group found key advocates in upper military echelons, where four-star generals almost always get what they want.
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Officers, from second lieutenants up to four-star generals, constitute the top of the chain of command.
Chuck Hagel’s Experience as a Soldier Uniquely Qualifies Him to Head Defense | Matt Pottinger| January 5, 2013| DAILY BEAST
We might be more likely to buy a book with a five- or four-star review than one with two.
Why the Man Booker Prize Is More Necessary Than Ever | Liam Hoare| October 15, 2012| DAILY BEAST
The Four-star Surgeon stripped off his gown and gloves with a flourish.
It'll get all through the Corps, and they'll be calling me that when I'm a four-star general, if I live that long.
He looked at the long semicircular table, and studied the impassive faces of the four-star Physicians across the table from him.
One was a Four-star Surgeon, resplendent in flowing red cape and glistening silver insignia.
Moments after the Four-star Surgeon arrived at the hospital, he was fully and unmistakably in command of the situation.
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