cream of the crop
Example Sentences
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"You can be the cream of the crop one day and cold porridge the next - gone in a whim if you don't live up to expectations," he said.
From BBC • Oct. 1, 2025
“And let’s not skim over the facts here: Whole milk is truly the cream of the crop in delivering these key vitamins and nutrients to growing children.”
From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2023
San Pedro, Eagle Rock and Crenshaw are the cream of the crop in the City Section, which has 52 schools participating in its inaugural season.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2023
“When you play the cream of the crop in this league, you can’t have off nights,” Kings coach Todd McLellan said.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2023
To put it another way, you pilots are the cream of the crop.
From Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal by Bowen, Robert Sydney
