at the top of the pile

idiom

: in a high or very important position

With this promotion, he will be at the top of the pile.

Examples of at the top of the pile in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bleeding edge camera hardware is expensive, and with a foldable phone already requiring significant investment by customers, packing the latest optical hardware into a handset people will be buying in part down to the origami of the handset, there isn’t a pressing need to be at the top of the pile. —Ewan Spence, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024

So those two things are at the top of the pile for me. —David Moore, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023

Its senior loans are at the top of the pile to get repaid if a company runs into trouble. —Michael Foster, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2021

But in Belgium, Germany, and the U.S. (the last of which provides the backdrop for this piece), beer stands at the top of the pile. —Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 5 Jan. 2023

One big takeaway is that Trump is at the top of the pile. —Margaret M. Russell, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2022

Seeds catalog sits at the top of the pile for serious growers and hobbyists alike, with a vast selection, foolproof advice and indispensable seed-starting supplies. —Amy Merrick, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022

And while plenty of employees are cashing in, CEOs are at the top of the pile. —Julia Horowitz, CNN, 3 Feb. 2022

Brands can put their offerings at the top of the pile by emphasizing quality and durability in their messaging and packaging. —Rebecca Brooks, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2021