at the top of the list

idiom

: better than all the others

I like all of his books, but this one is at the top of the list.

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This means the lender is at the top of the list to get paid if a borrower goes bankrupt. —

Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024 Joining Mongolia at the top of the list of best places for solitude is Australia in second, followed by Namibia, Iceland, and Canada, rounding out the top five. —

Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2024 Of all the states that are critical to the national economy and national security, Texas is at the top of the list. —

Ed Hirs, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 To Senate-watchers, the meaning of all that terseness was clear: If any of Trump’s nominees are in danger, Gabbard is at the top of the list. —

Doyle McManus, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for at the top of the list

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