upper class
Example Sentences
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"It can feel like you have to be middle to upper class to understand it - but Ballet Nights has made it extremely accessible for everyone."
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
“Poor people are as bad off as in the special period, but a segment of middle and upper class have access to dollars and are not in such bad shape, which causes real social tension.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
A quick peek into butter’s rich history reveals that the humble dairy product was once a luxury reserved for the upper class.
From Salon • Aug. 16, 2025
“The rich and the upper class will always find a way. They will hire their own security,” the North Hollywood resident said.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2024
In the process they have overturned the old social pecking order in which “Episcopalian,” for example, was a code word for upper class, and “fundamentalist” or “evangelical” shorthand for lower.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
