Sentence examples for he could not top from inspiring English sources
But he could not top Enroth.
His decision not to opt out is an indication that he could not top the salary in the open market.
But East, seeing what was about to happen and knowing that he could not top the diamond nine, ruffed the spade queen and led a trump.
Feeling that he could not top that, Crémer left the theatre for film and television work, and rarely returned to the stage.
John Bennett on Twitter: "They said he couldn't top the red number from 2014 but Messi's delved into his colourful jacket cupboard yet again... .. On the face of it, Sir Stanley Matthews didn't have much in common with Cristiano Ronaldo.
His decision to pursue a career in magic was influenced by the fact that as a musician, he "couldn't top the Pixies".
What Alice in Chains did for "Man in the Box," Michael Kimball does for "Obese Abusive Dad in the Chair (not pictured on cover)." To those who thought he couldn't top Us, prepare to be utterly punished by yet another high-octane dose of Kimball's sensitive, acute prose.
Fu had a ready explanation about why she couldn't top third place on Tuesday.
For vocal incandescence, though, she couldn't top Beth Ditto, whose band the Gossip delivered the night's most unpolished and gripping performance.
Aware that they "couldn't top Reign in Blood", and that whatever they recorded would be "compared to that album", he believed they "had to slow down", something Slayer had never done on albums before, or since.
