How to Use the gold standard in a Sentence

the gold standard

noun
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  • For longevity and two-way production, that is the gold standard across the league.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Mar. 2023
  • This data should make these drugs the gold standard for treatment.
    — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The study is not peer-reviewed, the gold standard for science, because the month just ended.
    — Seth Borenstein, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Aug. 2023
  • For me that is always the gold standard of songwriting.
    — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2024
  • It’s been the gold standard for a sound spending limit ever since.
    — Vance Ginn, National Review, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The surveys that those researchers analyzed for the book have been considered by many to be the gold standard in the field.
    — Thom Reilly, The Conversation, 10 June 2024
  • In the study, the test caught 83% of the cancers but very few of the precancerous growths found by colonoscopy, the gold standard for colon cancer screening.
    — Carla K. Johnson, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The Maldives fly-and-flop remains the gold standard of Asian honeymoons for a reason.
    — Katie James Watkinson, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2024
  • This one is no instant classic, ranking more along the lines of April Fool’s Day than the gold standard of its ilk, Halloween.
    — Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Hall used to watch videos of Joyner-Kersee, who is considered the gold standard of the women’s heptathlon.
    — Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Of course, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is still the gold standard.
    — PCMAG, 30 May 2024
  • It’s always been universally hailed as the gold standard of the rock concert film.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Having received a rare five-mic rating from The Source for Illmatic, Nas was the gold standard.
    — Time, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Cold therapy has been the gold standard in DIY migraine relief for decades thanks to the numbing effect of a good ice pack.
    — The Glamour Editors, Glamour, 27 June 2023
  • Statins still ‘the gold standard’ There are some limitations to this trial.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN, 4 Mar. 2023
  • At that time, HBO was the gold standard of original programming.
    — Lulu Garcia-Navarro, New York Times, 25 May 2024
  • Treasury bonds are the gold standard of investment, backed by the U.S. government.
    — Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Yellow cake with chocolate frosting and sprinkles is the gold standard.
    — Joe Sevier, Bon Appétit, 2 Mar. 2023
  • After all, Walton has long been the gold standard for passing centers.
    — Bob Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2023
  • Offset-shank worm hooks are the gold standard for this technique when fishing with thinner baits, like finesse worms and lizards.
    — Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Pros Gastric bypass surgery is considered the gold standard for weight loss surgery.
    — Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 5 July 2024
  • For all the tokens, coins, forks, chains and NFTs, bitcoin remains the gold standard in cryptocurrency.
    — Jason Abbruzzese, NBC News, 28 Mar. 2023
  • These are now considered the gold standard for above-knee prostheses.
    — Jothy Rosenberg, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Their chili crisp remains the gold standard stateside, and is joined by nuanced Mala spice for dusting proteins, and Zhong sauce for dipping dumplings and more.
    — Sunset Magazine, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The people trashing the team, which has been the gold standard (literally, including four Olympic gold medals) for years.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Sign up for surf and stand-up paddleboard lessons at Surf Diva Surf School, considered the gold standard of surf schools worldwide.
    — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Jackson seemed to hit a new level of preparedness in the days leading up to his showdown with the Chiefs and the gold standard at his position, Patrick Mahomes.
    — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Buy top-of-the-line appliances for every room in your house at a discount, including $50 off a KitchenAid stand mixer, the gold standard in mixers.
    — Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 6 Sep. 2023
  • In pursuit of bigger questions Still, some researchers haven’t given up on reaching the gold standard.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Whey in particular has long been considered the gold standard of protein powders, Ehsani says.
    — Jenny McCoy, Glamour, 8 July 2024

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