top-flight

Example Sentences

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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

Isak netted 54 goals from 86 appearances in the Premier League for Newcastle but scored just three times in 14 top-flight appearances for Liverpool, albeit six of those games were from off the bench.

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

Liverpool followed up that 2019 Champions League success by winning the Premier League the following year - the club's first top-flight title in 30 years.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

This was the right answer, the only answer that a top-flight Hello Girl could have possibly given.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse