upstairs
Example Sentences
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At one point when the man went upstairs, the couple tried to speak through the security system and encourage Nash to go outside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Among them was Cameron’s upstairs work loft, where Alix ripped out the carpet before adding dark gray textured walls, wood flooring, custom black shelving, weathered-looking light fixtures, and a large glass table.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
While the upstairs business has brought in tens of thousands of new customers, it has also attracted trolls trying to shut JapanLA down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
In the wine-cellar scene where Devlin discovers uranium—a substance used to build an atomic bomb—in a bottle, Hitchcock relies entirely on Latin dance tunes playing upstairs rather than a suspense cue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
I was still hearing it again in my head when we were back upstairs in our attic room that night, huddled under our blankets.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
