man upstairs
Example Sentences
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“I love me, I really love me. I have so few people to thank. Myself and of course the big man upstairs, which is what I call my brain tumor,” he said.
From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2026
Any fan with a sacred good luck ritual and any player who’s thanked the man upstairs for a touchdown knows the two overlap as tightly as a freshly laced pigskin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025
Before things started to click for Taraji P. Henson, she sought career counseling from the man upstairs.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2024
“Look, as long as these legs are moving man, as long as my faith is with the man upstairs, which is very strong, I’m gonna be out there,” Adams said.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 6, 2021
It had never occurred to Coraline that the crazy old man upstairs actually had a name, she realized.
From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman
