upstairs

Example Sentences

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“To go to the source script has been very interesting, because while there are references to bedrooms and the boys being upstairs, Miller doesn’t describe a naturalistic setting,” Mantello said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 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

“For the record, neither of us live there anymore but they were our upstairs neighbors for 10 years!” she wrote.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Late mornings when my phone battery needs a boost, I plug it in upstairs, far from the kitchen where I’m prepping salad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

After a minute, across the yard, from the upstairs window of the next house, he saw her answer.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry