taking the cake
Example Sentences
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Pools are great and all, but these days, many other home features from bar rooms to flex spaces are taking the cake as the most in-demand essentials for home buyers.
From Fox News • Mar. 3, 2022
Eventually, the "Cheaper by the Dozen" star, 76, caught wind of his doppelgänger taking the cake on the famed quiz show, and left a goofy reply.
From Fox News • Dec. 20, 2021
The release says Root filmed Messer taking the cake valued at $25-$30.
From Washington Times • Aug. 9, 2017
"Maybe he left it to pay for taking the cake," suggested Allee, who had joined the excited group in the hall.
From At the Little Brown House by Brown, Ruth Alberta
She spoke like one accustomed to instant obedience, taking the cake without a word of thanks and eating it prettily, her large blue eyes never leaving Samuel's wondering face.
From The New Land Stories of Jews Who Had a Part in the Making of Our Country by Levinger, Elma Ehrlich
