upper

Example Sentences

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Rescue teams rushed to the scene but struggled to reach the upper floors because of the scale of the damage and congestion in the area.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

These bacteria can cause upper respiratory illness and had never before been reported in wild snakes in the United States.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Still, there were some engine issues with the booster and upper stage.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

The Luce’s entire upper half and many of its fittings are made of glass, much of it supplied by U.S. glassmaker turned artificial-intelligence darling Corning.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

But then they wound up doing something quite different from—and, ultimately, more profitable than—what everyone else who bet against the subprime mortgage market was doing: They bet against the upper floors—the double-A tranches—of the CDOs.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis