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uptown

adjective as in classy

adjective as in moneyed

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Example Sentences

There was no trouble on the ferry as it reached Manhattan and a few of the passengers boarded the subway to the protest uptown.

Of course many youngsters go uptown because, with rents skyrocketing downtown, it makes economic sense.

Back in March, a 44-year-old woman died after jumping from a building uptown while clutching her 10-month-old son.

I trudged in some direction, uptown I hoped, toward my hotel, which was not really near Fifth Avenue and probably not uptown.

As they drove uptown, the sky was blue, the temperature just right.

Death stood on the Times Square subway platform, uptown side, waiting for a subject.

As he followed him on uptown, down his side-street, Lamb had a curious sense of elation.

Up Fourth avenue and two turns to blade through heavy uptown traffic and then down the street where Tess Rillette lived.

It was hoped that uptown organizations would establish branches of their work in this house.

He had some ready money, and he lived uptown at the Imperial.

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On this page you'll find 448 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to uptown, such as: chic, elegant, fashionable, high-class, posh, and dashing.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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