upstairs

Example Sentences

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Screams echo from the upstairs bedrooms, where two husbands are in exile, watching a Green Bay Packers game with a newborn baby.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

He saw a split later during his time as a medical student at Columbia—some patients upstairs being entertained by a pianist, others in the basement treated as a “burden on the hospital.”

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

He was invited inside and taken upstairs to a bedroom.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

In Wiles’ case, she wrote: “Told them my upstairs neighbor was a celebrity,” while posting an image of herself posing in her kitchen.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

"What were you doing upstairs?" asked Mrs. Krupnik, as Sam ate his sandwich.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry