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creme de la creme

[krem duh lah krem, krem duh la krem] / ˈkrɛm də lɑ ˈkrɛm, krɛm də la ˈkrɛm /


crème de la crème


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"And then, the creme de la creme, you have to fight one another. With love," he said.

From Fox News Jul. 14, 2021

“And then, the creme de la creme, you have to fight one another. With love,” he said.

From Seattle Times Jul. 13, 2021

And I have especially never committed myself to English league soccer, the creme de la creme.

From Golf Digest Aug. 5, 2019

That left Excel 2016, the creme de la creme of Microsoft Office Suite and America's last chance at an Xbox.

From The Verge Aug. 16, 2017

‘The creme de la creme of motorbikes, the one and only, the I ran. Then an announcement came over the loud speaker. ‘Come to the take-off ramp in Hall Two for the freestyle jumper display.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd

The 17 songs contained in this package represent the crème de la crème of superior American songs, nearly all of which were written for works of musical theater and film.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 20, 2025

"We will take everyone through town to the Northern Meeting Park where the ceilidh begins with the crème de la crème of Scotland's traditional music scene."

From BBC Dec. 30, 2023

The top-end S21 Ultra was the crème de la crème, with a slightly bigger 6.8-inch display, a whopping 108MP main rear camera, a 40MP front-facing camera — and an equally whopping starting price of $1,199.

From The Verge Feb. 10, 2022

Felco No. 2 hand pruners are a Swiss-made classic, the crème de la crème of garden pruners and, lately, hard to come by.

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2021

Namely, that the putative crème de la crème impart their enriching essence to the milkier orders.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell




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