top flight

noun

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

   students in the top flight of their class.

top-flight

adjective

1. of superior or excellent quality; outstanding

Other Words From

• topflight top-flight adjective
• topflighter top-flighter noun

Example Sentences

But in north London on Sunday, Sheeran was in the crowd to see his local team finally end their 22-year wait for a top-flight win.

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City became the first team in English top-flight history to reach 100 points in 2017-18 - dropping just 14 points - and they have broken the 90-point barrier on three other occasions under Guardiola.

From BBC

Over the past seven seasons, the top-flight champions have dropped an average of 20 points during the course of their title-winning campaigns.

From BBC

Sporting host Manchester City in the Champions League on Tuesday and play Amorim's former club Braga in the league on 10 November, before European top-flight football pauses for Nations League games.

From BBC

According to the FSA, 19 of the top-flight clubs raised prices last season.

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Related Words

• excellent
• top-level