the upstairs

noun

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

Examples of the upstairs in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web As the man was taken to the agency's homicide office, officers entered the north Indianapolis residence, in the 3000 block of Armory Drive just east of the White River near 30th Street, and found 26-year-old Amber Cooley in the upstairs bedroom with a gunshot wound. Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 3 June 2024 Families of Holocaust survivors filled the inner circle of the state Senate floor and the upstairs gallery during the 42nd annual ceremony that included prayers, songs, speeches, and the lighting of candles. Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2024 Neighbors reportedly attempted rescue efforts and placed an extension ladder to the upstairs bedroom of the duplex structure. Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2024 Nestled on a 40-acre wooded lot near a scenic creek, the unit has a private bedroom and bath on the ground floor plus a second bedroom in the upstairs loft. Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 May 2023 See all Example Sentences for the upstairs 

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“The upstairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20upstairs. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

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