How to Use from above in a Sentence

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  • For one, popcorn ceilings provide some acoustic dampening, absorbing sound from above.
    Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Both workers were wearing safety harnesses when the scaffolding malfunctioned, buying first responders time to get them from above.
    Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2024
  • There’s a part of me that kind of feels like Dale is guiding you from above.
    Ben Salmon, SPIN, 28 May 2024
  • Smooth ride and really nice views of the park from above.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 18 July 2024
  • There is a black patch around the eye and a white stripe extending back from above the eye.
    Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Just past the entry way in the dining area, the glass garden beams from above.
    Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
  • As Rhaenyra watches from above, Vermithor kneels and Hugh smiles.
    Lauren Morgan, EW.com, 29 July 2024
  • Utah Sweeping drone view from above of the busy streets and freeways in and around Salt Lake City.
    Scott Cohn, CNBC, 11 July 2024
  • But her dog, still in her arms, was shaking as the booms from above sounded.
    NBC News, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Or enjoy the scenery from above on one of the region’s famed rock climbing routes.
    Emily Pennington, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Scott started climbing, as Tony clutched the rope from above.
    Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Lavender Jeep Tours Wondering what the views are like from above the town?
    Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 11 Jan. 2024
  • On the wall-sized screen in front of me, a bubble or two drifts upward through the blue, and light filters in from above.
    WIRED, 15 June 2023
  • With mom watching from above, Rucker has stuck to his guns.
    Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Expect to be hit with water from above when the dino is shown making a leap out of the tank.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024
  • Its leaves were glossy and dark green, its bark riven like a mountain range seen from above.
    Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2023
  • For the ultimate fall view, head to the aerial tramway to see the stunning landscape from above.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The more air that is removed from above, the more warm, humid air the storm can ingest from below.
    Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Along with the two gardens, there’s also a sizable roof deck, for taking in the city from above.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 July 2023
  • The place also looks somewhat like a sea turtle when viewed from above.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2024
  • That creates more voids, which too must be filled, this time by air sinking from above.
    Paul Duginski, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
  • As with them, his face is lit from above by a blinding white flash that hits his ash blond hair like a spotlight.
    Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2023
  • His remains have then been shot into space via satellite, which the gang then spots from above.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Photos show a shagreen snail as seen from above and below.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
  • Morgan, from above the box, bent a shot around a Brazilian defender and inside the left post.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Have your elf hang out and keep an eye on your kids' activity from above.
    Corinne Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Want to see the Dolomites from above without boarding a helicopter?
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Toll Brothers tells me that when seen from above, the building site resembles a heart.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 13 June 2023
  • Many hold witty signs that, as the fatigue sets in, can sometimes feel like messages from above.
    The Arizona Republic, 6 May 2023
  • The flowers may be tinged with pink, while the foliage has three-leaflets with white V-marks that form a triangle when viewed from above.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 25 June 2023

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