How to Use top-shelf in a Sentence

top-shelf

adjective

• Some brands depend heavily on executives and their expense accounts to purchase their top-shelf bottles.
  — Clara Wang, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Aug. 2024
• There’s more to come, with a host of top-shelf series in the pipeline.
  — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 14 Apr. 2023
• Any kind of vodka will work, so there's no need to spring for a top-shelf bottle.
  — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2024
• So far, no top-shelf Democrat has tried to replicate the Nixon-era pressure for the good of the party.
  — Philip Elliott, TIME, 3 July 2024
• Also, some top-shelf schadenfreude if the 49ers and Broncos miss the playoffs.
  — Daniel Kohn, Spin, 6 Sep. 2023
• The deal doesn't include food, excludes top-shelf liquor and doesn't work on Sundays where the Packers and Jets play at the same time.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2023
• By any moniker, the bluegill enjoys top-shelf status among its sunfish kin.
  — David A. Brown, Field & Stream, 11 Jan. 2024
• There's an open bar with beer, wine, and top-shelf spirits, according to the website.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 20 Jan. 2024
• Her gifts were obvious, starting with a top-shelf backhand and elite speed around the court.
  — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
• As top-shelf writers age, their profound craft begins to slow them down.
  — Neima Jahromi, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2024
• Build the bar of your dreams with decanters, coupe glasses, and more that look top-shelf, but can fit into any budget.
  — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2024
• The studio didn’t share any details about what the film is about beyond the involvement of its top-shelf talent.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
• Adam Henrique did the same, top-shelf left, to make it 2-0, just 46 seconds into the second period.
  — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 22 June 2024
• While the top-notch shapewear usually comes at top-shelf prices, Spanx’s end-of-season sale is happening right now.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 27 June 2024
• This season builds to their biggest day of the year — 4.20 — as the gang attempts to expand nationwide and release their own top-shelf cannabis brand.
  — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2024
• To customers eager for a legal high, stores like Zaza Waza — slang for top-shelf weed — looked every bit the real deal.
  — Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
• Amid the production polish — a top-shelf band, a high-end video backdrop, a pair of dancers — there was a homespun feel to the festivities.
  — Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 3 July 2023
• But mingling with Robert Mitchum and Lana Turner, cocktail in hand, makes even a rotgut movie a top-shelf experience.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 May 2023
• The Rams have struggled against top-shelf pass rushers, so maintaining a running game will be paramount.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
• Meanwhile, Laci Kaye Booth issues her full-length debut, chock-full of top-shelf songwriting.
  — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 20 May 2024
• Gourmet meals, top-shelf cocktails, 24-hour room service, and modern guest rooms are included.
  — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2023
• Conner Smith, who just released his top-shelf debut project, also teams up with Hailey Whitters on a new track.
  — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2024
• So, the 26-year-old from Dallas made her own video — with her own unfiltered takes on top-shelf haircare, skin care and makeup products — and TikTok users loved it.
  — Linda Chong, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2023
• Be ready to be astounded by the greater potency of this top-shelf cannabis, which results in a euphoric high that is perfectly legal.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
• It is seen as way for CBS to maintain its late-night portfolio without having to spend the millions required to produce a show that includes a top-shelf host and band.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Nov. 2023
• Hartman held the puck until Talbot committed and beat the goaltender with a top-shelf shot over his glove hand to make it 2-0 with just 4.7 seconds left in the second period.
  — John Shipley, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2024
• The higher potency of this top-shelf cannabis produces a euphoric high that is completely legal, so be prepared to be amazed.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
• Fortunately for Detroit, Chicago is not a top-shelf team.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
• Order the oxtail fritters and the Soufrière Painkiller, or sample one of the top-shelf rums (Phillip stocks bottles from nearly every Caribbean island).
  — Nicole K. Grimes, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2024
• What really sets the theater apart, though, is its programming of world premiere after world premiere by top-shelf artists.
  — Joshua Barone, New York Times, 5 June 2024

Last Updated: 26 Oct 2024