How to Use the upstairs in a Sentence

the upstairs

noun
  • Scott took the upstairs and kept his space notably neat and clean.
    — Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
  • One of the upstairs bedrooms could be a media room.
    — Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Each of the upstairs suites has its own balcony and bathroom.
    — Toni Sutton, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Since then, the blinds in the upstairs bedrooms have remained shut.
    — Hau Chu, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
  • Sliding doors from the upstairs bedroom led out to a spacious deck.
    — Mark Kreidler, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Louise breaks into the upstairs apartment to get her laptop back.
    — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Liss said the pub will serve lunch six days a week, and dinner four nights a week in the upstairs dining room.
    — Abigail Gruskin, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Over on the other side of the tiny house, above the bathroom, lies the upstairs bedroom.
    — New Atlas, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Then, through the upstairs window, moving shadows can be seen.
    — Lauren A. White, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • The meeting was held in the upstairs meeting room of City Hall.
    — Stacy Ryburn, arkansasonline.com, 27 June 2024
  • Don’t miss seeing the secret game room off of the upstairs bonus room or the dog wash station in the three-car garage.
    — Jeastman, oregonlive, 25 July 2023
  • The installations have been removed, and the walls of the upstairs gallery are blank.
    — David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Starting next month, for the first time, the upstairs residence will be open for private stays.
    — New York Times, 24 Mar. 2023
  • In other cases, the upstairs bathroom or toilet is to blame.
    — Helen Andriatsitohaina, The Spruce, 24 June 2026
  • On the menu are some of the tavern's most popular food items grilled and/or prepared on the upstairs deck.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 Aug. 2024
  • The idea was to try to keep that egg safely un-cracked when dropped from the upstairs balcony to the lobby below.
    — Linda Gandee, cleveland, 25 July 2023
  • This house had a massive, wide-open, full basement beneath all the upstairs living space.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • There’s even a changing table in the upstairs restroom at Uchibā.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Thornberg said the upstairs, where three of the four bedrooms are, is built around the beehive chimney.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
  • That, and he's learned the upstairs apartment sometimes leads to him getting doggy treats.
    — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The kitchen has doors opening to a terrace and a glass-block ceiling that serves as a floor for the upstairs terrace.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2024
  • The first floor contains the kitchen, bathroom, and lounge area, while the upstairs is the bedroom and balcony.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
  • The Kramers turned the upstairs living quarters into a short‑term rental.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Looking up from the kitchen to the upstairs balcony could send you to the chiropractor.
    — Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 17 July 2024
  • This can be crucial to parents with busy lives who may put food in the oven and then get tied up on a phone call in the upstairs office.
    — Scott Kramer, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Tall ceilings impart an open feeling to the upstairs dining area and plants brighten the space.
    — The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024
  • At one point, an extension ladder was placed near the upstairs bedroom in hopes of getting them out.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023
  • There’s a big delineation between the upstairs and downstairs cast.
    — Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 June 2024
  • The ground floor is a full office space, while the upstairs living quarters have two bedrooms and a rooftop terrace.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Only the bigger girls in the upstairs dorm were allowed to watch television, so the younger girls were often bored.
    — Dana Hedgpeth, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Aug. 2023

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