top flight
noun
the highest or most outstanding level, as in achievement or development.
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top-flightadjectiveof superior or excellent quality; outstanding
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The Black Cats had been in the top flight for 10 seasons - though they had only reached the 40-point barrier, usually the target to remain in the division, three times.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Matthews, two months shy of his 42nd birthday when he received the award, led Blackpool to second in the English top flight.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
A survivor of the Munich Air Disaster in 1958, Charlton and United went on to win the FA Cup in 1963 and English top flight two years later.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Of the 20 most expensive transfers completed in the summer only six were not to clubs in the English top flight.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
The top flight led up to the propylaea.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various
That was England, who had recently taken charge of his 100th top-flight game.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Newcastle have faced the most shots of any Premier League team this season, including 15 or more in seven of the nine top-flight matches they have played.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Fifteen years ago, the suggestion a top-flight club could be relegated in successive seasons was unthinkable.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
While no top-flight manager has been dismissed this season, there are several who will be looking over their shoulder before November's international break.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
This was the right answer, the only answer that a top-flight Hello Girl could have possibly given.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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