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Examples of atop in a Sentence
Preposition
The house sits atop a cliff overlooking the ocean.
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 21 Nov. 2024
Following their dance, the couple were seated at the front of the room at a table with candles and flowers atop.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 23 Oct. 2024
Eliot Stein, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
Since then, Seattle has won four straight games and sits alone atop the NFC West with four regular season games remaining.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Adverb or adjective
Even the giant cat statue is completely covered by the waves, except for the tiniest tip of one of its ears that our cat hero stands atop until a boat drifts past.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 21 Nov. 2024
Following their dance, the couple were seated at the front of the room at a table with candles and flowers atop.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 23 Oct. 2024
Preposition
The precursor of the xylophone and marimba, a balafon is made by carefully cutting 21 wooden slats into different lengths, fixing them atop hallow calabashes, and striking them with mallets wound with the gum and sap of a rubber tree.
—Eliot Stein, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
Since then, Seattle has won four straight games and sits alone atop the NFC West with four regular season games remaining.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Atop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atop. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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