upper
Example Sentences
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“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.”
Large-scale neon sculptures — a bunny, a martini glass — will grace the upper walls.
From Los Angeles Times
In this case, the solar wind can knock charged particles loose from Earth's upper atmosphere.
From Science Daily
Despite this advantage, tokamak experiments have long been constrained by an upper density limit.
From Science Daily
The house is small and has a cramped staircase to the upper floor, but she pays her mortgage without difficulty and usually tacks on an extra $200 payment toward the principal, she said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.