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Nor was it out of keeping with the general coarseness and matter-of-fact character of the age, that the son should be willing to earn an honest penny, or, rather, a weighty amount of sterling pounds, from the purse of his father's deadly enemy.

Something fine and rare and sterling—something just a little bit near to being worthy of the honour of being owned by Jim.

The late lamented Ferdinand played an odd trick on the fourth detainee, a man of sterling character and blameless reputation.

He still liked her tremendously and respected her for her cool good breeding, her book learning and all the sterling qualities she possessed.

She had a sterling sense of humor.