top billing
noun
1
: prominent emphasis, featuring, or advertising
2
: the position at the top of a theatrical bill usually featuring the star's name
Examples of top billing in a Sentence
despite being of epic proportions, the famine overseas rarely received top billing in the American press
Recent Examples on the Web
Auburn beat out Duke to receive top billing in the tournament despite those three losses over the past two weeks, and despite also dropping a game to the Blue Devils back in December.
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CBS News, 16 Mar. 2025
Shearling and faux furs, especially when used in dramatic proportions or applied as extreme detailing, took top billing.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 2 Mar. 2025
Moana 2, at the same time, had top billing in the ship’s cinemas, which show both first-run and classic Disney and Pixar movies.
—Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 28 Jan. 2025
The role of self-destructive alcoholic rock star John Norman Howard A Star Is Born was originally supposed to be played by Elvis Presley, but Presley’s manager, Tom Parker, demanded top billing and 50 percent of the soundtrack.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
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CBS News, 16 Mar. 2025
Shearling and faux furs, especially when used in dramatic proportions or applied as extreme detailing, took top billing.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 2 Mar. 2025
Moana 2, at the same time, had top billing in the ship’s cinemas, which show both first-run and classic Disney and Pixar movies.
—Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 28 Jan. 2025
The role of self-destructive alcoholic rock star John Norman Howard A Star Is Born was originally supposed to be played by Elvis Presley, but Presley’s manager, Tom Parker, demanded top billing and 50 percent of the soundtrack.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Top billing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20billing. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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