best of the bunch

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best of the bunch (plural best of the bunch)

  1. (idiomatic) The best or most preferred person or item within a group.
    • 1853, T. S. Arthur, chapter 11, in The Iron Rule:
      I once heard father say that, with all his faults, he was the best of the bunch.
    • 1900, Fergus Hume, “‘Enter Mrs Pansey as Chorus’”, in Bishop Pendle: Or, The Bishop’s Secret, Chicago, Ill., New York, N.Y.: Rand, McNally & Company, →OCLC, page 5:
      Then there is Lucy; she is the best of the bunch, which is not saying much.
    • 2005, Clive Cussler, Paul Kemprecos, Lost City‎, Berkley Books, →ISBN, page 514:
      He proved the best of the bunch. He deserved better than being frozen like a Popsicle under that glacier.

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