upper class
Example Sentences
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“Poor people are as bad off as in the special period, but a segment of middle and upper class have access to dollars and are not in such bad shape, which causes real social tension.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
A quick peek into butter’s rich history reveals that the humble dairy product was once a luxury reserved for the upper class.
From Salon • Aug. 16, 2025
It is, as she says, both appropriation of the trappings of the upper class and a challenge to the order they’ve subjected the world to.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2025
Two of the central narrators in the book - millionaire Anthony Wistern and his wife Olivia - are in constant conflict, with Anthony's working-class upbringing often clashing with Olivia's upper class roots.
From BBC • Sep. 21, 2024
If this was how the upper class felt all the time, no wonder they were all so cross.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
