upper crust

Example Sentences

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Thucydides was a political analyst from Athens’s upper crust, an insider breaking down the Greeks’ drama in search of the “truest cause” of events.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

“It’s really when you get to that upper crust that you start seeing, like, different kinds of motives and motivations,” he said.

From Slate • May 11, 2024

The melts were buoyant and ascended back to the upper crust, trapping the heat-producing elements there in rocks like granite and allowing the lower crust to cool and harden.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2024

But Tesla has just about given up on the upper crust of the luxury market.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2023

I’ve heard enough from Baltimore’s upper crust, and I aim to find my own answers.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland