upper crust
noun
: the highest social class or group
especially
: the highest circle of the upper class
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Examples of upper crust in a Sentence
the conference was a gathering of the upper crust of the computer programming industry
a specialty clothing store for the upper crust
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Right from the beginning, the sculptures drew the admiration of society’s wealthy upper crust, first in France and then in England.
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2024
In focusing on the society kerfuffle between Truman Capote and some of the most powerful women of New York’s upper crust, Baitz has a clash that’s entirely inconsequential and yet cataclysmic within its milieu.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2024
Along the way, Todd reconnects with Mrs. Lovett (Tony award winner Annaleigh Ashford), a zany pie shop owner, and the pair strike up a devious deal to murder London's upper crust and bake them into mouthwatering meat pies for the lower-class to feast upon.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2023
More specifically, that of a Black woman in New York City’s upper crust, a rare closet experience on TV.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Aug. 2023
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2024
In focusing on the society kerfuffle between Truman Capote and some of the most powerful women of New York’s upper crust, Baitz has a clash that’s entirely inconsequential and yet cataclysmic within its milieu.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2024
Along the way, Todd reconnects with Mrs. Lovett (Tony award winner Annaleigh Ashford), a zany pie shop owner, and the pair strike up a devious deal to murder London's upper crust and bake them into mouthwatering meat pies for the lower-class to feast upon.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2023
More specifically, that of a Black woman in New York City’s upper crust, a rare closet experience on TV.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Aug. 2023
See all Example Sentences for upper crust
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“Upper crust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upper%20crust. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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