top flight
Americannoun
adjective
Other Word Forms
- top-flight adjective
- top-flighter noun
- topflight adjective
- topflighter noun
Example Sentences
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With so little to choose between the sides, particularly London rivals West Ham and Tottenham, the scrap to remain in the top flight looks set to go down to the wire.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
The Championship leaders competed in the first nine seasons of the Premier League but have never been promoted into the top flight since its rebranding in 1992.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
They're one promotion away from the top flight and their latest accounts reveal a record turnover of £33.3m in the process.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Romero's absence is a major setback for newly-appointed head coach Roberto de Zerbi as he bids to keep Tottenham in the top flight.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Noisily shuffling his down-trodden goloshes and slowly swinging his heavy, clumsy figure, the man at last reached the very top flight and stopped before a half-open door hanging off its hinges.
From Virgin Soil by Townsend, R. S.
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