upper reaches
Example Sentences
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By 191, Severus was governor of a province on the upper reaches of the Danube.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
Baldy changes after a winter storm, when the upper reaches are blanketed in snow and ice and a slip in the wrong place can lead to a catastrophic, unstoppable fall.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
The upper reaches of the market also survived a crucial testing this fall.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
The trust's data does not go far enough back to record exactly when salmon were last spotted in the river's upper reaches - but it believes the last sighting was more than a century ago.
From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025
Twelve electric elevators would carry visitors to the building’s upper reaches.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
