top-drawer
Example Sentences
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Tavernier's 25-yard free-kick was top drawer and arrowed into the net, kissing the bar on its way past the despairing dive of Joe Hart.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2023
The night before, Ms. Reardon said, “I sat in bed and wrote a list of attributes my ‘dream guy’ would have and tucked it away in my top drawer.
From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2021
The writing is top drawer, and the text is experimental to profitable effect, which I’m afraid is rather rare.
From The Guardian • Jun. 5, 2020
In the top drawer, he stores a stack of outstanding medical bills related to years of heart trouble.
From Washington Times • Feb. 15, 2020
“Get the notepad from the top drawer of the nightstand. And the pen. You write what I say, exactly what I say.”
From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo
