How to Use crème de la crème in a Sentence

crème de la crème

noun
  • CalArts has always been there and is still the creme de la creme.
    Rosemary Rossi, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The creme de la creme is SpaceX’s satellite business.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 14 June 2026
  • Paris is a hotel city—there's no shortage of good ones—but the Hotel George V is the creme de la creme.
    Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Which is perhaps why it’s taken the editors and contributors at Robb Report a little longer than usual to come up with the creme de la creme of the fair.
    Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The Grand Suites are the creme de la creme of cabins—decadent, luxurious rooms with marbled ensuites, giant windows, red velvet fabrics, free-flowing Champagne, and 24-hour butler service.
    Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2025

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