Sterling
adjective
Excellent or very good quality.
She has a sterling reputation for honesty.
Often appears as...
- sterling reputation
- sterling character
Usage tips
Approving
noun
British money, especially the pound.
The price is quoted in sterling.
Often appears as...
- in sterling
- pound sterling
adjective
Made of silver of a specific standard of purity.
She gifted me a sterling silver necklace.
Often appears as...
- sterling silver
- sterling mark
adjective
Excellent or very good quality.
She has a sterling reputation for honesty.
Often appears as...
- sterling reputation
- sterling character
Usage tips
Approving
noun
British money, especially the pound.
The price is quoted in sterling.
Often appears as...
- in sterling
- pound sterling
adjective
Made of silver of a specific standard of purity.
She gifted me a sterling silver necklace.
Often appears as...
- sterling silver
- sterling mark
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/2Positive Implication
Indicates exceptional quality or reputation, often used as praise.
His sterling efforts led the team to victory.
Pro Tip 2/2Emphasizing Excellence
Use 'sterling' to emphasize the high quality of someone's work or character.
She delivered a presentation of sterling clarity.
Pro Tip 1/2Positive Implication
Indicates exceptional quality or reputation, often used as praise.
His sterling efforts led the team to victory.
Pro Tip 2/2Emphasizing Excellence
Use 'sterling' to emphasize the high quality of someone's work or character.
She delivered a presentation of sterling clarity.
Pro Tip 1/2Positive Implication
Indicates exceptional quality or reputation, often used as praise.
His sterling efforts led the team to victory.
Pro Tip 2/2Emphasizing Excellence
Use 'sterling' to emphasize the high quality of someone's work or character.
She delivered a presentation of sterling clarity.
Never forget "Sterling"
Humans forget easily. That's why you should download WordUp: Smart reminders, word games, AI practice, and much more!
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 249 PIPE...
get him moving and get him out of where it was and so he wondered orphan he's now gotten into the tree with his kill and you can see there's still a substantial amount of food there for him he's done actually very well to hoist this it must have been quite an effort for him to get it up into the tree itself so he's done he's sterling
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 276 PIPE...
giraffe so it really just depends on the animal depends on the environment that it's in its food availability all of those kind of factors will dictate where the giraffe are a key kind of components in a lion's diets but mine is doing sterling work isn't it quite something
Video examples
How to live to be 100+ -...
years sterling study and I think it's supremely illustrates the premise of this Blue Zone project this is a heterogeneous community it's white black Hispanic Asian the only thing they have in common our set of very small lifestyle habits
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 133 PIPE...
go to Steve he's still doing a sterling job they're keeping up with the cats yes we're still with him haven't gone very far they've been walking and told you since you last saw us and now they're lying down again with a sneezing there's
Video examples
Live from Mars 360° PIPE...
morale who is in charge of all the special props and has been doing some sterling work some fantastic work that's great now if you guys have any questions that you want to find out about the guide this link post our command center
Video examples
Why you think you're...
So they launched a big investigation, and their suspicions quickly converged on this man, Alfred Dreyfus. He had a sterling record, no past history of wrongdoing, no motive as far as they could tell.
Video examples
Florence Artisans PIPE...
his prized objects is a sterling silver vase it's made from three disks the disks are molded into three pieces like a puzzle the precision is very important here because they have to be absolutely
Video examples
The hidden power of...
Wait -- The same study found that smiling is as stimulating as receiving up to 16,000 pounds sterling in cash. That's like 25 grand a smile. It's not bad. And think about it this
Video examples
Photographing the...
going to be something sterling and exciting as a seasoned professional tom knows he can't force the magic but he's always ready suddenly he sees his chance as a shark
Video examples
Whaleshark: Just One...
going to be something sterling and exciting as a seasoned professional tom knows he can't force the magic but he's always ready suddenly he sees his chance there's a
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 249 PIPE...
get him moving and get him out of where it was and so he wondered orphan he's now gotten into the tree with his kill and you can see there's still a substantial amount of food there for him he's done actually very well to hoist this it must have been quite an effort for him to get it up into the tree itself so he's done he's sterling
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 276 PIPE...
giraffe so it really just depends on the animal depends on the environment that it's in its food availability all of those kind of factors will dictate where the giraffe are a key kind of components in a lion's diets but mine is doing sterling work isn't it quite something
Video examples
How to live to be 100+ -...
years sterling study and I think it's supremely illustrates the premise of this Blue Zone project this is a heterogeneous community it's white black Hispanic Asian the only thing they have in common our set of very small lifestyle habits
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 133 PIPE...
go to Steve he's still doing a sterling job they're keeping up with the cats yes we're still with him haven't gone very far they've been walking and told you since you last saw us and now they're lying down again with a sneezing there's
Video examples
Live from Mars 360° PIPE...
morale who is in charge of all the special props and has been doing some sterling work some fantastic work that's great now if you guys have any questions that you want to find out about the guide this link post our command center
Video examples
Why you think you're...
So they launched a big investigation, and their suspicions quickly converged on this man, Alfred Dreyfus. He had a sterling record, no past history of wrongdoing, no motive as far as they could tell.
Video examples
Florence Artisans PIPE...
his prized objects is a sterling silver vase it's made from three disks the disks are molded into three pieces like a puzzle the precision is very important here because they have to be absolutely
Video examples
The hidden power of...
Wait -- The same study found that smiling is as stimulating as receiving up to 16,000 pounds sterling in cash. That's like 25 grand a smile. It's not bad. And think about it this
Video examples
Photographing the...
going to be something sterling and exciting as a seasoned professional tom knows he can't force the magic but he's always ready suddenly he sees his chance as a shark
Video examples
Whaleshark: Just One...
going to be something sterling and exciting as a seasoned professional tom knows he can't force the magic but he's always ready suddenly he sees his chance there's a
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Daniel Boone
American Explorer
During our travels, the Indians entertained me well; and their affection for me was so great, that they utterly refused to leave me there with the others, although the Governor offered them one hundred pounds sterling for me, on purpose to give me a parole to go home.
Quote examples
Kelly Evans
American Journalist
A cheaper British currency could be a crisis if its swift move provoked a broader financial crisis, which it has not, or if it triggered massive inflation. For now, cheaper sterling will hurt some British households and enterprises while being a boon for others.
Quote examples
Joseph Lancaster
English Educator
At a moderate calculation, among a million of persons inhabiting the metropolis, there are, at least, twenty-five thousand children who attend these schools, and cost their parents as many pounds sterling, per annum.
Quote examples
John O'Keefe
American Scientist
Science is the quintessential international endeavour, and the sterling reputation of the Nobel awards is partly due to the widely-perceived lack of national and other biases in the selection of the laureates.
Quote examples
Ncuti Gatwa
I grew up with a single mum, an immigrant mum who couldn't speak the language, no money, three kids on her back, coming from Rwanda, and she's done a sterling job with all three of us.
Quote examples
Jesus Navas
Spanish Athlete
Sterling is a player that did very well at Liverpool. He is very fast, too, and he is able to create good chances and is always ready to attack and help the team with his speed.
Quote examples
Evan Hunter
American Author
I know that all cops are not sterling characters. But you have to have someone to root for. I balance it with rotten cops who will take a bribe, who will beat somebody up.
Quote examples
Melvyn Bragg
English Journalist
The BBC does a sterling job, but I'd like to see it do more. ITV does four arts programmes a year; it used to be 28. At least Sky, with its two arts channels, is trying.
Quote examples
Fran Lebowitz
American Journalist
You can't go around hoping that most people have sterling moral characters. The most you can hope for is that people will pretend that they do.
Quote examples
Sam Gyimah
British Politician
The sheer drop in sterling since 2016 is only a taste of what's to come if we continue down the destructive route of a no-deal Brexit.
Quote examples
Daniel Boone
American Explorer
During our travels, the Indians entertained me well; and their affection for me was so great, that they utterly refused to leave me there with the others, although the Governor offered them one hundred pounds sterling for me, on purpose to give me a parole to go home.
Quote examples
Kelly Evans
American Journalist
A cheaper British currency could be a crisis if its swift move provoked a broader financial crisis, which it has not, or if it triggered massive inflation. For now, cheaper sterling will hurt some British households and enterprises while being a boon for others.
Quote examples
Joseph Lancaster
English Educator
At a moderate calculation, among a million of persons inhabiting the metropolis, there are, at least, twenty-five thousand children who attend these schools, and cost their parents as many pounds sterling, per annum.
Quote examples
John O'Keefe
American Scientist
Science is the quintessential international endeavour, and the sterling reputation of the Nobel awards is partly due to the widely-perceived lack of national and other biases in the selection of the laureates.
Quote examples
Ncuti Gatwa
I grew up with a single mum, an immigrant mum who couldn't speak the language, no money, three kids on her back, coming from Rwanda, and she's done a sterling job with all three of us.
Quote examples
Jesus Navas
Spanish Athlete
Sterling is a player that did very well at Liverpool. He is very fast, too, and he is able to create good chances and is always ready to attack and help the team with his speed.
Quote examples
Evan Hunter
American Author
I know that all cops are not sterling characters. But you have to have someone to root for. I balance it with rotten cops who will take a bribe, who will beat somebody up.
Quote examples
Melvyn Bragg
English Journalist
The BBC does a sterling job, but I'd like to see it do more. ITV does four arts programmes a year; it used to be 28. At least Sky, with its two arts channels, is trying.
Quote examples
Fran Lebowitz
American Journalist
You can't go around hoping that most people have sterling moral characters. The most you can hope for is that people will pretend that they do.
Quote examples
Sam Gyimah
British Politician
The sheer drop in sterling since 2016 is only a taste of what's to come if we continue down the destructive route of a no-deal Brexit.
Example 1 of 10
WordUp Chrome Extension
As you browse the web instantly look up words you don’t know.
Get Chrome Extension