top
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
Perks—the often-lavish extras layered on top of executive pay—are booming.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
"I think every manager wants to have Rodri because he is a top player," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
But LA pop trio Muna can top them all.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Orpheus tries to rescue his love, but his faith in her is tested on their return to the top — if he turns back to see if she’s there, she’ll be banished to Hadestown forever.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
My eyes picked Karel immediately from the crowd in front of the church, dressed in top hat and tails as were all the male guests, but incomparably the handsomest there.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
The San Francisco-based startup, a chief rival to OpenAI, said the model tops industry benchmarks for coding and knowledge work while consuming fewer computing resources than earlier versions.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
With the house paid off in full, White said he currently pays about $600 a month in rent — in a county where the median monthly housing cost tops $2,000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Churlish or not, Argentina tops have not been an uncommon site in Scotland - or indeed Boston - this summer, a nod to England's intense rivalry with the South Americans.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
They have corresponded with previous market tops in 2000, 2007 and 2021, according to Leuthold.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
“I expected the tops of trees would still stick out of the water,” the pilot said.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
Hetty Lui McKinnon’s recipe calls for a head of iceberg lettuce, stir-fried, then topped with crispy garlic and a fried egg and served over a warm bowl of rice.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
Security topped the perks list by a large margin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Global oil prices topped $100 a barrel this week, bringing crude futures back to a two-month high.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Security at the bankrupt development was lax but oversight has since been improved, Petty said, with round-the-clock security guards, cameras, laser devices and tall metal walls topped with razor wire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Edamame and wild rice in a bowl with tender squash topped with lii pwayr—saskatoon berries—in a thick sauce, almost a gravy?
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
President Woodrow Wilson was re-elected the year that pipe was laid, and the Germans attacked the French in the World War I Battle of Verdun, with the death toll topping 700,000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Three firefighters have been killed as southern Europe endures more severe heat, with temperatures topping 40C in some areas.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Among the 15 companies topping the screen, nine have market caps below $20 billion and eight have market caps below $10 billion.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Oil prices hit their highest level since early June overnight, with global benchmark Brent crude briefly topping $90 a barrel before retreating again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
In each house, on each block, he saw things that kept topping what he’d thought untoppable.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
