upper

Example Sentences

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Festival organisers said the proposed limit was "an upper band, not a target" and there was "no scenario" in which levels would be intentionally increased to cause unreasonable disturbance.

From BBC

The upper parts held her latest lace shawls, knit in the shapes of triangles, semicircles, and rectangles.

From Literature

“I am testing for the upper Academy tomorrow, and not to brag, sir, but I’m pretty confident of my advancement.”

From Literature

Tom Stacey, senior lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University, who works in supply chain and manufacturing research, said the company was operating within an "upper middle class squeeze".

From BBC

Led by their South Carolina-bound senior, the Trailblazers won the upper division title for the second time in four seasons with a gritty 69-62 victory at Toyota Arena in Ontario.

From Los Angeles Times