upper class
Example Sentences
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Rags-to-riches stories tend to be as fabulistic as tales designed to sell the upper class as fair and solicitous to the needs of working people, or amenable to Cinderella fantasies.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
“We talk about it a lot,” Grace said, “especially since now that the year is ending, our upper class that are graduating are going straight into conflict.”
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
"It can feel like you have to be middle to upper class to understand it - but Ballet Nights has made it extremely accessible for everyone."
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
“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
Slavery had been outlawed in Britain in 1807, but it still caused contention among some of the British upper class.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
