atop
Example Sentences
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Will he be taking the Hollywood sign as well, to stick atop the Grand Ole Opry or, better yet, the Alamo?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Senate seat and putting her atop a field of experienced politicos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Father and son witnessed Europe's last total solar eclipse together in 1999 while stood atop St Agnes Beacon in Cornwall.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Too many, I’d say, but slapping droning voiceovers atop expository visuals isn’t for me.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
Sitting atop 250 tons of burning kerosene and liquid oxygen, his face flattened by a g-load that would cause an ordinary human to pass out—and he asks how the other guy is doing.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
