How to Use top-tier in a Sentence

top-tier

adjective
  • Even top-tier tour pros are in.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 23 Aug. 2025
  • But also phase in a tax for some top-tier teams.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • All three are top-tier options—but which one is best for you?
    — PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Erik Spoelstra is a top-tier coach.
    — Greg Cote april 6, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The four-year starter doesn’t feature top-tier speed, but that’s about it.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2024
  • So how do these two top-tier smartwatches stack up?
    — PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Above all that, the texture is truly top-tier.
    — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 6 June 2026
  • Most retirees receive far less than these top-tier amounts.
    — Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Scroll on for some of their top-tier suggestions.
    — Isis Briones, Martha Stewart, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Adding more top-tier receiving help must be next.
    — Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • All the buttons have top-tier action.
    — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
  • There are top-tier event rental services, and then there are great mom-and-pop shops.
    — Emily St. Martin, Oc Register, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Snag $200 off a top-tier model right now.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 May 2026
  • The motion transfer is top-tier.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 24 June 2026
  • If the artists aren’t with you, the museum won’t — can’t — be top-tier.
    — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Hoerner rarely strikes out and is a top-tier base runner.
    — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • To join the play, find a shaded picnic table to sip a top-tier brew.
    — Kathryn Streeter, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
  • However, the talent on the field will still be top-tier.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Other teams aren’t giving up their top-tier players for free.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 19 May 2026
  • These shears are the top-tier choice for an at-home or professional chef.
    — Michelle Love, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Aug. 2024
  • By the end of last year, Porter was playing like a top-tier corner.
    — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 3 June 2026
  • This year’s draft class is rich in top-tier talent at edge rusher and linebacker.
    — Dane Brugler, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
  • And, yes, many deals are only available to those with top-tier credit scores.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Jefferson didn’t do what some top-tier receivers would.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • At the start of the season, they weren't even viewed as a top-tier playoff contender.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
  • Conacher in a battle of top-tier nicknames.
    — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • Every season, top-tier shops and dealers bring their cream of the crop pieces out for the event.
    — Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2024
  • The owners of a top-tier Spanish soccer team had to move fast.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 4 June 2026
  • And Benetti brought together a top-tier team to work on the project.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Kansas City has not looked like a top-tier contender yet this season.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025

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