upper crust
Example Sentences
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The pull of college football’s traditional upper crust is so powerful that earlier this season, Lane Kiffin left a playoff-bound team at Ole Miss to become the head coach at LSU.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
The melts were buoyant and ascended back to the upper crust, trapping the heat-producing elements there in rocks like granite and allowing the lower crust to cool and harden.
From Science Daily ● May 8, 2024
Having acquired a reliable fence and ingratiated himself in the upper crust of society.
From Slate ● Dec. 28, 2023
Sometimes, though, they can be seen as elite or upper crust — and not particularly accessible.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2023
I’ve heard enough from Baltimore’s upper crust, and I aim to find my own answers.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
