How to Use the upper crust in a Sentence
the upper crust
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Some of the upper crust begged to differ.
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Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2026
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Firmly among the upper crust of women’s basketball.
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Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
19 Jan. 2026
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The Nuggets’ run as part of the upper crust in the Western Conference.
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Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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If anything, the upper crust have more time to be artistic — less preoccupied with getting a job and making a living.
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Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
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Plainly that’s not coming from average Americans, but from the upper crust.
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Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Unburdened by the effects of gravity on the strawberry-rhubarb filling, the upper crust was moderately flaky—or at least, not soft.
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Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
14 June 2026
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