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top flight

American  

noun

  1. the highest or most outstanding level, as in achievement or development.

    students in the top flight of their class.
top-flight British  

adjective

  1. of superior or excellent quality; outstanding

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Other Word Forms

  • top-flight adjective
  • top-flighter noun
  • topflight adjective
  • topflighter noun

Example Sentences

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But now the Canadian top flight will have a different set of eyes on it as it enters its eighth season.

From BBC

Defender Florent Hadergjonaj had two seasons in the English top flight with Huddersfield Town and attacking midfielder Milot Rashica had a spell with Norwich City.

From BBC

Just under 8,000 fans responded to the survey, which asked supporters of the 20 sides in this season's top flight for their views on VAR.

From BBC

However, the woeful defeat by Forest heightened Spurs' fears of suffering their first relegation from the top flight since 1977 and proved to be the final game of his brief spell.

From BBC

It came at a cost as homegrown talents in the generations that followed found opportunities in the top flight increasingly hard to come by.

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