PREMIUM in a Sentence

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For PREMIUM, below is one of 14 sentences:
British Airways has used the lure of a free upgrade to Concorde to persuade businessmen to insist on BA premium class tickets.

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 Meanings and Examples of PREMIUM
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
premium
 n.  having or reflecting superior quality or value
Classic Sentence:
1  Pip has earned a premium here," she said, "and here it is.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XIII
2  'And the premium, Stamp included, is a thousand pounds,' said Mr. Spenlow.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 23. I CORROBORATE Mr. DICK, AND CHOOSE A PROFESSI...
3  He'd be cheap with nothing at all, as a premium.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
4  Strength is the outcome of need; security sets a premium on feebleness.
The Time Machine By H. G. Wells
Context  Highlight   In IV
5  And the civilization of which she was a part would have been unbelieving too, for at no time, before or since, had so low a premium been placed on feminine naturalness.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
6  Now here is a Lombard bond and a letter; it is a premium for the man who writes a history of Suvorov's wars.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XXVIII
Example Sentence:
1  The company places a high premium on customer loyalty.
2  Electricity companies pay a premium for renewable energy.
3  The insurance company put the bite on me for a huge increase in my premium after I crashed the car.
4  Foldaway furniture is the answer where space is at a premium.
5  British Airways has used the lure of a free upgrade to Concorde to persuade businessmen to insist on BA premium class tickets.
6  We provide quality hosting accounts with premium bandwidth to ensure that your proxy is always up and running at top speeds.
7  The two miners, which have major iron-ore operations in Australia, may succeed in extracting the premium from the Chinese.
8  It includes a big expansion of the premium Alfa and Maserati brands, which have for years remained tantalisingly on the verge of a comeback.