atop

Example Sentences

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At City Hall, the statue of Columbus stood atop a stone pedestal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Much of the freak-out was fed by polls supposedly showing Republicans Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco atop the field.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

At press briefings he grows increasingly somnolent when asked to address any topic that isn’t the supersized neoclassical ballroom currently under construction atop the rubble of the White House East Wing.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

With a jazzy score fixed atop its ’60s-era mod-cartoon opening sequence, “Propeller One-Way Night Coach” makes no effort to disguise its pastiche.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Christopher was named after his Scottish great-great-grandfather: an old eccentric who was said to have spent all his time outside, atop a hill.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell