a cut above

phrase

: better than other people or things

All of his books are good, but this one is a cut above (the rest).

She's a cut above the other competitors and should win easily.

Examples of a cut above in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The 20-year-old started that game as a single deep-lying midfielder and looked a cut above in the first half, before captaining the side again a few days later in the 1-1 draw with Sydney as part of a midfield pivot with Lucas Bergvall. — Elias Burke, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

But what makes the seven-part series a cut above derives from the on-target performances, especially Annette Bening as Priscilla, Cary’s cunning, grifter momma bear who has an axe to grind with Lucky and Lucky’s dad, also a con artist. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 July 2026

Its palatial villas are decked out in pops of pastel, emerald marble showers, rose gold finishes and artful details that make this lavish outpost a cut above the rest. — Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 16 July 2026

To shorten a branch, make a cut above a healthy bud, and remove whole branches by cutting at an angle at the swollen collar area where the branch meets the trunk. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for a cut above

• hereinabove
• dove
• glove
• love
• of
• shove
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof