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
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Kunis, 42, and Portman, 44, played rival ballerinas who were competing for top billing in a stage production of Swan Lake.
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Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The polls were released Thursday, with Montana State receiving top billing in both.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2025
Pho Phong Luu The steaming bowls of pho might get top billing but the garlic-fish sauce wings at this Vietnamese cafe pack an umami punch like few others in town.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 15 July 2025
While Northern California destinations Lake Tahoe and Shasta Lake didn’t make the list, a Southern California spot got top billing.
—Sarah Linn
july 13, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2025
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Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The polls were released Thursday, with Montana State receiving top billing in both.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2025
Pho Phong Luu The steaming bowls of pho might get top billing but the garlic-fish sauce wings at this Vietnamese cafe pack an umami punch like few others in town.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 15 July 2025
While Northern California destinations Lake Tahoe and Shasta Lake didn’t make the list, a Southern California spot got top billing.
—Sarah Linn
july 13, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for top billing
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“Top billing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20billing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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