top-drawer

Example Sentences

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And when it came to Preston, his talents ensured that he played with the top-drawer artists of his day, including Little Richard, Sam Cooke, and the Everly Brothers.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

Consign Design traffics in luxury labels like Brunello, Prada, Gucci and Hermès, along with top-drawer skiwear, while Capelet Consign brims with AG, Theory, Veronica Beard and Ulla Johnson.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

Chol Soo’s face was on posters, he got his own folk ballad, and soon top-drawer legal talent was coming on board for a hard-won retrial in 1983.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 2022

These are the latest signs that the top-drawer Swiss bank is not yet finished with a string of troubles in recent years.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2022

The top-drawer business had preyed on his mind till he had determined to be un-gentlemanly in earnest, if everybody accused him of being so.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White