- superlative of fine.
finest
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of finest
An Americanism dating back to 1925–30
Example Sentences
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He argued that renovations could not be completed while the facility remains open and said the administration had hoped to transform the center into “the Finest Facility of its kind, anywhere in the World.”
From Salon • May 30, 2026
I had been waiting eagerly to read “The Finest Hotel in Kabul.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
She’s the subject of her first museum retrospective, “Magdalena Suarez Frimkess: The Finest Disregard,” which runs through Jan. 5 in the Resnick Pavilion at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2024
Wayne Wadsworth, who runs Finest Floors in Waterlooville, says he’s been working with Carpetright for 20 years and the company gave his business five days of work each week.
From BBC • Jul. 23, 2024
In the middle of the blades, a round brass boss proclaimed in curly script, Chicago’s Finest Wind Machine.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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