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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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He described the potential of playing Mexico in the Azteca on Sunday as the "dream game of all games" and the "creme de la creme".

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

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

From Fox News ● Jul. 14, 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

Bergdorf Goodman is considered the crème de la crème of department stores.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 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

We played with so many different elements, but what finally opened on Broadway was just the crème de la crème of all the things we had worked on for “Aladdin.”

From Washington Post ● Apr. 10, 2023

But the crème de la crème is a complex series of shots that has Strange and America traveling through myriad otherworldly dimensions in order to escape their enemy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2022

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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