cream of the cream
Example Sentences
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“There’s bigger shows numerically, but the fact that you’re actually getting the absolute cream of the cream … is quite exciting,” Ingram said.
From Seattle Times • May 8, 2023
On the other hand, such great and prestigious movies are only the cream of the cream of Netflix’s slate of movies and series.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 4, 2019
"You pick the top scoring individuals - the cream of the cream," Kurland says.
From BBC • May 3, 2018
"These banner races around the world are what we want to win," Simon Crisford, Godolphin's racing manager, said, "and the Gold Cup is the cream of the cream."
From The Guardian • Jun. 21, 2012
Omne ignotum is, for him, pro magnifico—here may be the very cream of the cream.
From By-ways in Book-land Short Essays on Literary Subjects by Adams, William Davenport
