up·town
ˈəp-ˈtau̇n 
1
: of or relating to uptown
an uptown restaurant
2
: fashionably upscale
an uptown dress
uptown
adverb
up·town
ˈəp-ˌtau̇n
: the upper part of a city or town
also
: the residential district of a city or town
Examples of uptown in a Sentence
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Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2024
The new info comes two days after hundreds of police officers in riot gear stormed the uptown Manhattan campuses of Columbia and City College, arresting the scores of pro-Palestinian demonstrators who had set up encampments days or weeks earlier to protest Israel’s war against Hamas.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 2 May 2024
Luke Fountain, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2024
In 2024, he’s gone from courthouse hallway, to uptown bodega to Crotona Park rally.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 25 May 2024
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Adjective
In January 2023, Wells Fargo announced plans to moving all workers from two of its uptown Charlotte towers to consolidate at Three Wells Fargo Center at 401 S. Tryon St.; 300 S. Brevard St. and 550 S. Tryon St., where the open house was held.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2024
The new info comes two days after hundreds of police officers in riot gear stormed the uptown Manhattan campuses of Columbia and City College, arresting the scores of pro-Palestinian demonstrators who had set up encampments days or weeks earlier to protest Israel’s war against Hamas.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 2 May 2024
Noun
The new Charlotte agency is different from the nearly 7,500 passport acceptance facilities across the country — like one that opened last year in uptown.
—Luke Fountain, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2024
In 2024, he’s gone from courthouse hallway, to uptown bodega to Crotona Park rally.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 25 May 2024
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“Uptown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uptown. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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