How to Use top-shelf in a Sentence

top-shelf

adjective

• Scroll on to meet your new top-shelf MVPs.
  — Jackie Fields, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
• Reach for a mid-shelf bourbon rather than a top-shelf bottle.
  — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2026
• 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
• This is the upside swing Nets fans dream about, a big wing with top-shelf tools.
  — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
• As top-shelf writers age, their profound craft begins to slow them down.
  — Neima Jahromi, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2024
• By any moniker, the bluegill enjoys top-shelf status among its sunfish kin.
  — David A. Brown, Field & Stream, 11 Jan. 2024
• All the losses are by five points or less against top-shelf competition.
  — Buddy Collings, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Dec. 2024
• Her gifts were obvious, starting with a top-shelf backhand and elite speed around the court.
  — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
• Pettersson took his time, stepped into the open space and uncorked a wicked top-shelf snipe.
  — Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
• There's an open bar with beer, wine, and top-shelf spirits, according to the website.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 12 Jan. 2024
• Think puffy tacos and gorditas with top-shelf margaritas.
  — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Jan. 2026
• The dramatic tension is stoked with top-shelf liquor and minor acts of class warfare.
  — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 May 2025
• For this recipe, there’s no need to use top-shelf bourbon; stick to less expensive options that get the job done.
  — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2025
• Battle, meanwhile, became a top-shelf college point guard.
  — John Shipley, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2026
• 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
• That’s the same number of top-shelf targets expected in town this weekend.
  — Jeff Sentell, AJC.com, 12 June 2026
• Does that mean Miami will miss out of the top-shelf free agents of 2026?
  — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
• That means that Paramount will have few other top-shelf sports assets to bid on and acquire in the mid-term.
  — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
• His expected average, if not top-shelf, is second-shelf.
  — Jake Ciely, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
• Dozens of brands make top-shelf bikes that are an absolute pleasure to ride and full of creative technologies.
  — Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 20 Jan. 2025
• 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
• The menu boasts several top-shelf tequilas as well as Tex-Mex food favorites.
  — Kristen Tribe, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
• This is home, complete with a showstopping entrance and top-shelf performances to back it.
  — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 6 June 2026
• Once again, strictly as a piece of action-adventure television, this episode is top-shelf.
  — Noel Murray, New York Times, 14 May 2025
• That means that Paramount will have few other top-shelf sports assets to bid on and acquire in the medium term.
  — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
• 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
• Tracy boasts a top-shelf comedy writing pedigree.
  — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
• Also, some top-shelf schadenfreude if the 49ers and Broncos miss the playoffs.
  — Daniel Kohn, Spin, 6 Sep. 2023
• The moral is, top-shelf talent covers a multitude of sins, not to mention defenses.
  — Kevin Sherrington feb. 18, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026