upper

Example Sentences

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When the aurora lights up the night sky, it is powered by electrons streaming down from space into Earth's upper atmosphere.

From Science Daily

Robert Duvall earned seven Oscar nominations over the course of his celebrated career, the last for the 2014 legal drama “The Judge,” a movie no one would have in the upper echelon of his filmography.

From Los Angeles Times

The singer also doffed the top of his orange jumpsuit to reveal some sort of medical port or device inserted on the upper left side of his chest.

From Los Angeles Times

It is not clear why they could not escape the storage room, which is on the upper floor, according to firefighters.

From BBC

"And then our organised crime teams and specialist crime are focusing on those at the upper end: the bigger networks exporting them across the world."

From BBC