upper class
Example Sentences
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It used to be a bicameral legislature, and it gave these upper class of states veto power over legislation.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
"Usually, people who believe in freedom, decentralised finances and so on, they tend to be from the upper class of society," Pernar tells me.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Nearly two-thirds of people who consider themselves upper class or upper-middle class have $150,000 or more in annual household income, including 25% with incomes above $250,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
They became popular symbols of royalty, and in more recent times, were adopted by the upper class for use on stationery, clothing and accessories.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
He said his roommates at Brown had always predicted that he would “sell out”—loosen up about his faith and adopt their taste for new cars, new clothes, and the other trappings of the upper class.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
