take the cake
Example Sentences
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"The attorney general’s lawyers have often appeared frustrated during this trial, but this morning’s session may take the cake," wrote the Times' Kate Christobek, who was reporting from the courthouse.
From Salon • Nov. 13, 2023
The streets of Seattle take the cake for the worst, possibly in the nation.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 19, 2023
The following decade brought three more No. 1 hits before 2019 saw "All I Want for Christmas is You" take the cake in both that year and the next.
From Fox News • Nov. 1, 2020
As far as interesting signings of the summer go, and notwithstanding Joe Hart’s move to Tottenham, James Rodríguez has to take the cake.
From The Guardian • Sep. 11, 2020
In the morning the woman told the boy that she wanted him to walk to town, to the jail behind the courthouse, and take the cake to his father.
From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
