atop

Example Sentences

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Milkmen fought back in various ways, putting stones atop the lids and draping cloths over them.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

From an 11-story-high catwalk atop the coal unit, the view included power lines and Houston’s skyline faintly visible 25 miles away.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

On May 17, Trade.xyz, a perpetual futures exchange built atop the Hyperliquid blockchain, launched a pre-IPO perpetual futures contract for SpaceX.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Down the hall, ceramic eggs cover the walls while a giant yolk rests atop a mattress, turning a hospital bed into a commentary on fragility and birth.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

And with his enemy staring down at him from atop the jungle gym.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness