the upstairs

noun

: the upper floors of a building
We're having the upstairs carpeted.

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In the upstairs gallery, a third exhibition features works by Lucien Freud and Henry Moore. — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 Since the couple’s tween daughter (who never appears onscreen) is at a sleepover for the evening, Angela has decided to invite the upstairs neighbors over. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2026 Additionally, Goddard says the HVAC system itself could be partly to blame for the upstairs being hot. — Kamron Sanders, The Spruce, 3 July 2026 On the upstairs and downstairs patios, bargoers indulge in the great lesbian pastimes of smoking Marlboro Reds and American Spirits. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for the upstairs

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