atop
Example Sentences
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He held his 7-year-old daughter atop his shoulders.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
A red, white and blue spire sits atop the multistory tower.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
I mean that AI now sits squarely atop the pile of modern parents’ anxieties, having rapidly eclipsed boogeymen like screen time and social media.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
The crew will fly aboard the Orion spacecraft, perched atop NASA's powerful SLS rocket.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
She wore a bright yellow dress, and her brown curls were swept up into two buns atop her head.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
