upstairs and downstairs
Example Sentences
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Her extensive transformation included the flipping of the upstairs and downstairs layouts, overhauling the property’s greenhouse in order to turn it into an indoor/outdoor dining room, and the addition of a new chef’s kitchen.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 13, 2025
"My neighbours upstairs and downstairs were terrified and screaming, we had to evacuate immediately to another area."
From BBC • May 4, 2023
For example, I have two zones in my house: upstairs and downstairs.
From The Verge • May 17, 2022
There are 300 or so perched upstairs and downstairs in bookcases in the Santa Monica office of Playtone, his production company, which also boasts a turntable and enviable collection of LPs and 45s.
From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2017
You can hear the families talking upstairs and downstairs and down the hall and Bing Crosby is singing on the radio, Brother, can you spare a dime?
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
