top-echelon
Example Sentences
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Dr. Steadman rarely boasted about his personal connections with top-echelon athletes.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 24, 2023
"Klinsmann has done an outstanding job,'' Roy said. "I know the U.S. doesn't have the talent the top-echelon teams have.
From Chicago Tribune ● Jun. 21, 2014
Paradoxically, top-echelon Hollywood stars who may be gay are still petrified to reveal themselves.
From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 2012
While the Big East will likely remain a top-echelon league with programs like Memphis and Temple, it will lose the geography and intimacy that defined the league of Dave Gavitt, John Thompson and Lou Carnesecca.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2012
The Shenandoah situation had to be cleaned up immediately, and, after some top-echelon dickering, Grant picked Phil Sheridan to do the cleaning.
From Rebel Raider by H. Beam Piper
