best of breed
Britishnoun
adjective
Example Sentences
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In some cases, Apple’s own iPhone apps are actually best of breed, so don’t take my list as a judgment of quality.
From The Verge ● Feb. 25, 2020
To her shock, he won best of breed last year.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 23, 2019
Tom snags two 95s, but best of breed goes to No. 745.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 22, 2019
Last year at Westminster, Whiskey won best of breed and finished fourth in the hound group; Bourbon also was honored.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2019
Janice Hayes, the handler for the springer spaniel who took best of breed, had nothing to wear for the sporting group competition.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2015
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