upper crust
Example Sentences
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The revelations have shocked L.A.’s upper crust, and even some of the couple’s closest friends, many of whom assumed that Gary had almost unlimited financial resources.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
Some people may be tempted to see online renewal as just another service tailor-made for the upper crust, because who else needs a passport for foreign travel?
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025
“It’s really when you get to that upper crust that you start seeing, like, different kinds of motives and motivations,” he said.
From Slate • May 11, 2024
The melts were buoyant and ascended back to the upper crust, trapping the heat-producing elements there in rocks like granite and allowing the lower crust to cool and harden.
From Science Daily • May 8, 2024
I’ve heard enough from Baltimore’s upper crust, and I aim to find my own answers.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
