: top-notch
especially : being or belonging to the highest or most expensive class
top-of-the-line camera equipment

Examples of top-of-the-line in a Sentence

gourmet chefs who insist on top-of-the-line cookware and are willing to pay for it
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The interior is still sensational though, as a top-of-the-line Audi’s should be. Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2025 Of course, students work with top-of-the-line equipment in professional facilities. Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025 That means the Wolves will be looking at facing the likes of Luka Dončić and LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard and James Harden, Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler, Ja Morant and Bane or Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. as top-of-the-line wing tandems. Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025 Indian iPhone manufacturers only began producing Apple’s top-of-the-line Pro and Pro Max iPhone models for the first time last year. Dylan Butts, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for top-of-the-line

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of top-of-the-line was in 1953

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“Top-of-the-line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top-of-the-line. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.

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top-of-the-line

adjective
: top-notch
top-of-the-line camera equipment
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