better
adjective
of superior quality or excellence.
bettered
Example Sentences
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That performance, bettered only by leading pair Adrianna Sulek-Schubert of Poland and Ireland's Kate O'Connor, followed a time of 14 seconds flat in the 100m hurdles which ranked 15th overall.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
His Premier League win percentage of 46.9% at the club is bettered only by Kevin Keegan.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
He averaged 111.53 in the final, setting a new record as he bettered Taylor's 111.23 against Adrian Lewis in 2013.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Roared on by a sell-out crowd of 60,000 at London Stadium, the five-time global medallist bettered the Moroccan's mark - untouched since 1999, when Kerr was aged one - by nearly half a second.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
These improvements bettered the quality of everything ranging from radios, to television sets, to small electronic calculators, yet the agency hadn’t done a good job of explaining these benefits to the public.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
