top-flight

Example Sentences

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Midfielder Martin Odegaard will arrive in the United States fresh from winning the Premier League with Arsenal, while Kristoffer Ajer, Jorgen Strand Larsen and Oscar Bobb are also established top-flight players.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Not only in picking up 11 points from seven games to preserve the club's top-flight status, but his growing influence is instilling belief in the squad.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

As for Frank Lampard at Coventry, well he needs no introduction to the top-flight, but I am sure he will be tested over what is such a hard grind for all the promoted teams.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

It is only the third time since 1995-96 that Chelsea have ended a top-flight season in 10th place or lower.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Eric, by now a full-time employee at Andersen, thought he might like a computing school; the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign had a top-flight one.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz