How to Use above in a Sentence

above

1 of 4 adverb
  • Temperatures range from 5 below to 5 above.
  • Watch the full sneak peek above.
    — Samantha Highfill, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Watch the video above to learn more.
    — Merritt Enright, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Watch this video above to learn more.
    — Natalie Rice, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Check out a first-look still above.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Check out a first-look still above.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Count down with us in the gallery above.
    — Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Count down with us in the gallery above.
    — Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Check out the full list in the gallery above.
    — Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Check out a first look at the film above.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 May 2026
  • See the full video of our taste test above.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
  • See the start of the run in the video above.
    — Free Press Staff, Freep.com, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Watch Bieber’s new video above.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Check out a first look clip from the film above.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
  • See her response to a fan above.
    — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Watch the new trailer for it above.
    — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Watch the full trailer for it above.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Jan. 2026
  • The list above may be subject to change.
    — Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • What is below is like that which is above.
    — Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Watch the trailer above for more.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Watch the full video segment above.
    — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Watch the full Late Show clip above.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Check out the film’s trailer above.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Watch the film’s first teaser above.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Check out clips from the pop-up concert above.
    — Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Few spoon rests go above and beyond like this one.
    — Mina Dragani, Architectural Digest, 18 June 2026
  • See her faves above, center and right.
    — Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
  • See some of the stills from the picture above.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 14 May 2026
  • Check out the clip above and the poster below.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Watch the clip above and see the poster below.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026

above

2 of 4 preposition
  • He raised his arms above his head.
  • He puts his child's needs above his own.
  • They hung a mirror above the mantel.
  • She values her private time above her fame.
  • We rented an apartment above a restaurant.
  • Temperatures were above average all week.
  • One drone flies right above our heads.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
  • There’s a boy in a grade above me.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Large flames could be seen above the homes.
    — Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • As in three games above 11th place.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The fit is on the loose side and drapes just above the hips.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Check out the entire talk above.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 June 2026
  • All of these are above the state standard.
    — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • But there are more above-board strategies too.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Don’t skip the park’s wonders above ground.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026
  • This ride will put guests at 164 feet above the ocean.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 4 May 2026
  • Gibbs-White has a deep cut (just above the bridge of his nose).
    — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • Purpose is the idea that floats above these episodes, just out of sight.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 22 June 2023
  • Planes swoop in to land less than 100 feet above your head.
    — Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Once the skewered items are cooked, they’re placed on a rack above the grill.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
  • Any graft unions on the tree’s trunk should also be well above the soil line.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2025
  • One tree fell and a branch cut through their roof, stopping just above their bed.
    — Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
  • My elbow hit him right there above the shoulder.
    — Dan Woike, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Next pick out a patch of sky 40 degrees above the star.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Both teams finished above 50% for the night.
    — Oc Register, 8 Feb. 2026
  • The map also showed oblong shapes above the tank site.
    — Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
  • Is there one split for lifting that prevails above the rest?
    — Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Brent closed above $100 for the first time in four years last week.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2026
  • How can people save when living costs are above wages?
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Train it above doorways and windows and against walls.
    — Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026

above

3 of 4 noun
  • All of the above is based on what is known about the virus now.
    — Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2020
  • Above, 16 of our favorite makes (at every price point) of Mary Janes.
    — Rachel Waldman, Vogue, 28 June 2017
  • All of the above can be signs of dysregulation – our minds and bodies on overdrive.
    — Jarret Jackson, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2021
  • For those familiar with Whedon’s work, all of the above should have inspired several pings of recognition.
    — Caroline Framke, chicagotribune.com, 5 Apr. 2021
  • In the graphic above, parts of Georgia and the Carolinas even have explicit ice-storm warnings posted.
    — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • All the above obviously requires that consumers charge their PHEVs overnight.
    — Neil Winton, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2021
  • To see images taken from high above was to realize this still novel technology might one day show far more than previously imagined.
    — Peter Manseau, Smithsonian, 11 Oct. 2017
  • Campaigns like the above can show consumers that your brand isn’t solely worried about dollar-to-dollar transactions, opening new accounts and upselling.
    — David Greenberg, Forbes, 17 May 2021
  • Experiences like the above will influence expectations from a hybrid workplace.
    — Babu Sivadasan, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021
  • All of the above comes at something of a rocky time for crypto, as leading digital currencies bitcoin and ether have weathered steep declines of more than 20 percent in recent weeks.
    — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2022
  • After the war, however, Roman coins (like the one above) match the signature of the silver mines in the Iberian Peninsula.
    — Lizzie Wade, Science | AAAS, 14 Aug. 2017
  • Above is Turkish coffee ice cream, Jivara-coffee Chantilly cream, ginger caramel, and chocolate fondant.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit, 21 Apr. 2017
  • The heat wave moving into the West is forecast to bring well-above average or even record-breaking temperatures, with lows reaching into the 100s in the valleys of Southern California and Arizona.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 9 May 2026
  • While the East shivers for much of the week, a heat wave in the West is forecast to bring well-above average or even record-breaking temperatures, with high temperatures soaring into the 110s in the valleys of Southern California and Arizona.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 11 May 2026

above

4 of 4 adjective
  • Crews used fans to clear smoke from the floor and those above.
    — Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Can be combined with above chair!
    — Lit Hub Approved, Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Like the two above, a near surefire first-rounder.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Of course, all of the above has been said about many prospects over the decades.
    — oregonlive, 15 June 2022
  • Bruno, 42, is an above-knee amputee.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026
  • And that's got to be all the above and all the people involved.
    — CBS News, 11 Dec. 2022
  • And this wintery, tangy salad—which could go with any of the above.
    — Olia Hercules, Bon Appétit, 18 Dec. 2022
  • The above is for a whole cocktail, a balanced drink to sip across time.
    — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 28 May 2022
  • So what should be made of this all-of-the-above devil’s bargain?
    — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Cooper would have been more valuable than any of the above, but all of them?
    — Dallas News, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Finally, please note that none of the above are get-rich-quick schemes.
    — Feras Moussa, Forbes, 3 May 2022
  • Claire and her husband, who live in the South, will do all of the above.
    — Jamie Ducharme, Time, 23 Nov. 2022
  • All of the above is on the table with your worry-free first wager.
    — Xl Media, cleveland, 13 Aug. 2022
  • Watch Carey share her thoughts on the Billboard charts and more above.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Not sure where to start looking, however, for all of the above?
    — Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 2 July 2022
  • This winter has been well-above normal for snowfall.
    — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The caveat to the above is that most years, Wrestlemania took place on one night.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Halgren, 33, is an above-knee amputee.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Variety caught up with him from his home in Ireland to talk about all of the above.
    — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 12 May 2022
  • There were two different sleeping parties on the ledge, and more above.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The high will be well above average in the upper 70s.
    — Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Is Lorraine his mother, an angel, a pushy stranger, or none of the above?
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2022
  • The amazing thing is that Jason Bourne gets to be all of the above, and more.
    — Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 15 June 2022
  • Give him a slightly above-average batting line, and watch where that takes you.
    — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
  • There are families who use these around the perimeter of the yard instead of an above-ground fence.
    — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Floating steps lead across the water to an above-water guesthouse.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2026
  • All of the above might have been very provocative in a film focused solely on Lewis’ gospel work.
    — John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2022
  • Whether or not any of the above would accept an invitation remains to be seen.
    — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Household consumers are paying more for goods and services as a result of all the above.
    — Outside Online, 12 Nov. 2022
  • The collection's biggest concession is made clear by the date range in the above list.
    — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2022

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