top-drawer

Example Sentences

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I recognised that although Lawrenson and Hansen were brilliant on the ball, their defensive attributes were also top drawer.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025

If you work out in the morning, put exercise clothes in the top drawer of your dresser or on the rod closest to your closet door.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2024

The night before, Ms. Reardon said, “I sat in bed and wrote a list of attributes my ‘dream guy’ would have and tucked it away in my top drawer.

From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2021

The writing is top drawer, and the text is experimental to profitable effect, which I’m afraid is rather rare.

From The Guardian • Jun. 5, 2020

The note was still hidden in the top drawer of his desk, right beside the mysterious letter, Beware!

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix