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
Lavin was the grandchild of Russian immigrants, and in later years she often played variations on the Jewish mother — lower class, middle class, upper class.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2024
General Cooper was raised in Mobile in a rarefied world: the Black upper class of the pre-civil rights era.
From New York Times • May 15, 2024
“And all the former, the poor as well as the rich, belong to the upper class, and are respected and treated as equals.”
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
