in the upper story
Example Sentences
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After the dam breach, the family piled into a boat to get to safety in the upper story of a neighbor’s three-story home.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
They were in the upper story, a good height from the ground, and much too far to jump.
From The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life by Angela Brazil
Suspecting some deviltry, some base trick, I rushed through the deserted streets to the house where Frau Luise lived, and I, too, had my modest room in the upper story.
From The Romance of the Canoness A Life-History by Paul Heyse
Until the line of railway should be opened in the coming spring, the building was occupied by various offices, and Superintendent Elmhorst had his rooms in the upper story.
From The Alpine Fay A Romance by Elisabeth Buerstenbinder (AKA E. Werner)
They stepped into a small hall, from which they reached, by means of an easy, wide staircase, a larger hall in the upper story, which was lighted from above.
From Problematic Characters A Novel by Friedrich Spielhagen
