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Example Sentences

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Elephant seals live in open water, but it’s common for them to return to where they were born for molting season, when they shed their topmost layer of skin and fur.

From Salon • Jul. 7, 2026

The translucence of Irene’s topmost layer is gorgeously done; so, too, are her insides, which recall the tornado in “The Wizard of Oz” trapped in quivering gelatin.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

These executives also ranked leadership development as their topmost human-capital focus area for the year ahead.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

A man who did not want to be named said the caretakers of his building had stopped pumping water to the topmost four floors.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2024

On the topmost shelf, above a rail of threadbare clothes, a small cardboard box was shaking and rattling as though there were several frantic mice trapped inside it.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling