crème de la crème

Example Sentences

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“We should normalize not being good at everything. I feel like on social media, we all try to present that we are the crème de la crème of whatever. But honestly, it’s kind of fun to not be incredible at something that you enjoy doing,” Byer notes.

From Los Angeles Times

The Crème de la Crème Pomme Frites start out as Chipperbec potatoes.

From Reuters

“I recognise he’s a Marmite character but those who love him do so with the same passion he has for cycling. I’ve followed him throughout his career, some bike riders are good, some are excellent but he is la crème de la crème.”

From The Guardian

Dr. Thomas T. Perls, a geriatrician at Boston University who directs the New England Centenarian Study who wrote an accompanying editorial, said in an interview that the Dutch participants represented “the crème de la crème” of centenarians who had averted the onset of Alzheimer’s disease by at least 20 to 30 years.

From New York Times

With HBO out of the boxing business, Showtime is one of the principals tasked with being a tastemaker for what’s considered purchase-worthy, crème de la crème combat.

From Los Angeles Times