upstairs

Example Sentences

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The couple’s youngest, Dariana, 10, was upstairs in the top-floor apartment where Sillie’s sister and her husband lived.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

The mom of two then climbed upstairs herself to keep a beady eye on both children as they stood on the balcony and surveyed the grounds around them.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026

Raised by her mother in a small terrace council house with rotting window frames and no upstairs heating in a former mining town near Sunderland, she was bullied at school and received free school meals.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

After arriving home from school, Max headed to the backyard unit to bang on his drum set, Nacho went upstairs to check out his new bedroom and Lupe rode her electric three-wheeler around the driveway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

Rowan had crept away and scuttled upstairs to the room he now shared with Annad.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda