on top of the world

Example Sentences

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These men are literally and figuratively on top of the world, yet, as Mr. Fischer tells it in his triple biography of the directors, the only thing they can talk about is how depressed they are.

From The Wall Street Journal

"But here he is, on top of the world, the UK's number 1 album artist -- of all time!"

From Barron's

Ron, Vincent, and Michael, however, were on top of the world, the new fat cats on the rise.

From Slate

It is said to sit on top of the world; much of it above the Arctic Circle.

From BBC

George Clooney plays the title character in Netflix’s “Jay Kelly,” a Clooney-esque movie star who is seemingly on top of the world — but is, in fact, at a crossroads.

From Los Angeles Times