head and shoulders

adverb

: beyond comparison : by far
head and shoulders above the competition

Examples of head and shoulders in a Sentence

a performance that was head and shoulders above all the others in the talent competition
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Many foods contain a decent amount of zinc (and some are even heavily fortified with it), but certain ones are especially high in the mineral—and one in particular stands head and shoulders above the rest. Caroline Tien, SELF, 10 Mar. 2025 But one surprising textile was head and shoulders above the rest. Leah Dolan, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025 This price chart has the look of a head and shoulders pattern, not typically a good sign. John Navin, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025 As the table below shows, the performance of a Tesla is head and shoulders above that of GM’s EV-1. Michael Lynch, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for head and shoulders

Word History

First Known Use

1642, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of head and shoulders was in 1642

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“Head and shoulders.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20and%20shoulders. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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