How to Use uptown in a Sentence

uptown

1 of 2 adjective

• Here's to adding some uptown flavor to the magic of the Tony Awards.
  — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 12 June 2023
• But this new uptown Phoenix spot is so much more than a pool bar.
  — Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2021
• The club anchored the uptown nightlife scene at 6th and College streets.
  — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2024
• But worst was the famous place on Lex, or Third, uptown.
  — Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 30 July 2020
• The Vig is leaving uptown Phoenix on Dec. 19, but it won't be gone for too long.
  — Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic, 15 Dec. 2021
• Sirri called his friend inside the march, who said the protest had moved a mile uptown.
  — Christopher Maag, USA TODAY, 3 June 2020
• And the new edition still seems to be having fun with uptown dress codes, as well.
  — Jill Kargman, Town & Country, 7 July 2021
• Bloom dodges the man who is heading uptown in order to sleep with his wife.
  — Anne Enright, The New York Review of Books, 5 Jan. 2022
• The part of the look that seems to have the most staying power with the uptown boys, however, is the simple gold chain.
  — Jason Diamond, Town & Country, 28 Nov. 2022
• Way uptown, close to the 181st Street subway stop, someone else has the same problem.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 11 June 2021
• Keep in mind parades roll downtown, but the uptown side of the street is open for pedestrians.
  — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2024
• The uptown neighborhoods are the highest scoring in the city with a perfect 100.
  — Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 25 May 2023
• The uptown restaurant was the second location of the bratwurst and beer spot owned by Dave Andrea.
  — Tirion Morris, azcentral, 7 Nov. 2019
• Why are apartments in the grandest uptown co-ops sitting on the market for years?
  — Curbed Staff, Curbed, 23 Dec. 2022
• That day, James had gone to work early to clean out his office before a move uptown.
  — Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 4 Sep. 2021
• Around since 1998, Black Cow is an icon for dessert seekers in uptown Sedona.
  — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 14 July 2022
• The taproom at the Huss brewery in Tempe doesn't serve food; the uptown location serves a small menu of shareable flat breads and boards.
  — Tirion Morris, azcentral, 7 Jan. 2020
• Whether customers are looking to cool off with a dip in the pool or with a frozen cocktail, uptown Phoenix has a new option.
  — Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic, 11 Sep. 2020
• And while the trend itself has a more sophisticated, uptown kind of vibe, it can be dressed down all the same.
  — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2024
• My boss had an ill husband who was in a nursing home even farther uptown.
  — Leslie Jamison, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2021
• The plot centers on the shooting of an NYU freshman, Samantha, the night of a downtown rock show and an uptown penthouse soiree.
  — Bonnie Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2023
• And, with few exceptions, takes place in a few uptown ZIP Codes and even fewer tax brackets.
  — John Anderson, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2020
• For the rest of the month, the downtown hot spot will take a trip uptown with the opening of the American Bar pop-up located on Nordstrom’s third floor.
  — Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2022
• In March, New York City will toast groundbreaking female artists uptown and down.
  — Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2023
• Vehicles heading uptown were able to get through as of 8:30 a.m.
  — Chris Granger, NOLA.com, 28 Oct. 2020
• Their cognac leather Ania Skirt is straight out of the mid-1990s playbook on minimal uptown style.
  — Alexis Bennett, Vogue, 1 Dec. 2022
• With her sleek bob and high cheekbones, Kendall fits right into Ralph's uptown-lady duds.
  — Alex Apatoff, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2022
• For a coat that's equally parts downtime robe and uptown trench, go for this double-breasted faux fur.
  — Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Sep. 2022
• The group had reached out to the city last week after a shooting that injured 11 and killed one took place outside its uptown location.
  — Madison Dibble, Washington Examiner, 28 June 2020
• Although many who’ve walked through the uptown arena’s doors don’t know Julian personally, there’s a good chance she’s lurked past them during an event or two during the past decade-plus.
  — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 7 Feb. 2024

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uptown

2 of 2 noun

• Cops had closed off the downtown lanes, where the fire was, but cars still cruised uptown.
  — Richard Brookhiser, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
• For years, tourists and New Yorkers alike trekked uptown, hoping to catch a glimpse or have the chance to meet the artist, singer and New York icon.
  — Anna Kodé, New York Times, 21 July 2023
• The new roughly Whole Foods is uptown's first full-sized grocery store.
  — Katherine Peralta, charlotteobserver, 2 May 2018
• The super-rich live uptown, in a forest of skyscrapers near the Cloisters.
  — Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2017
• Kith sells ice cream in its Soho shop and Manolo Blahnik’s new store uptown has a bar.
  — Vogue, 14 Oct. 2021
• Where better to people-watch and meet other cool kids who’ve made the trek uptown?
  — Vogue, 8 Aug. 2017
• By night, head uptown for jazz in Harlem or grab a slice of crack pie for dessert at Momofuku Milk Bar.
  — Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2018
• Saueri aimed his red Schwinn bicycle uptown and pedaled to the lead.
  — Christopher Maag, USA TODAY, 3 June 2020
• From downtown to uptown and throughout the five boroughs, New York City offers a wide range of things to do and places to stay.
  — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2021
• Charlotte struggled to find top-notch hotel rooms near uptown for the DNC.
  — charlotteobserver, 3 Apr. 2018
• In the Big Apple, Midtown is that swath of the island between downtown and uptown.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 19 June 2018
• As a parting gesture, Kyle offered to drive us uptown in his BMW.
  — Melanie Caduhada, The Cut, 19 June 2018
• The 5-acre park in uptown that bears is name is a tribute to Bearden and his art, and incorporates themes from his life and work.
  — Colby Alvino, charlotteobserver, 25 Aug. 2017
• The May 1 event will begin with a noon gathering at Marshall Park in uptown.
  — Mark Price, charlotteobserver, 26 Apr. 2017
• Occasionally, in the wilds of New York City, a downtown girl’s gotta move uptown.
  — House Beautiful, 6 June 2019
• It can be thought of as the hipper, more casual younger sibling to the white-tablecloth Phoenicia uptown.
  — Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, 30 Oct. 2019
• And, a route from the airport to the Downtown core, connecting to uptown and surrounding suburbs.
  — Randy Tucker, Cincinnati.com, 20 Dec. 2017
• That is, until now; as of this week, uptown and downtown Manhattan each got their own spa and boutique.
  — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2022
• Dan and Gucci just gave us another reason to spend all our time uptown.
  — Faith Cummings, Teen Vogue, 10 Jan. 2018
• The Hillcrest update will amend a community plan for a wider area called uptown.
  — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Dec. 2023
• Work and work and work until one can finally buy that classic six uptown that his or her love has been going on about.
  — Kenzie Bryant, Vanities, 17 Oct. 2017
• Before the Gold Rush ended, people could ride the free shuttle bus from the university to uptown, then switch to the free streetcar.
  — Steve Harrison, charlotteobserver, 2 July 2018
• Ms Dipini says, drawing on a thin cigar as an uptown train passing overhead shakes the gym.
  — The Economist, 5 Oct. 2017
• In the mid-’80s, lower Manhattan was a universe unto itself, and also a foil to uptown and the suburbs.
  — Vogue, 20 Aug. 2019
• Just look to last year’s uptown-meets-downtown collab from Louis Vuitton and Supreme that broke the Internet hype machine.
  — Tyler Watamanuk, GQ, 11 Jan. 2018
• The building is one of uptown Charlotte's oldest commercial strips, with brick buildings that date to 1921.
  — Kathleen Purvis, charlotteobserver, 22 June 2018
• In the morning, Ms. Rockburne, a single mother, would bring her daughter uptown to school at Dalton.
  — Phyllis Tuchman, New York Times, 4 May 2018
• The margarita goes uptown with its blend of sotol, grapefruit, lime, tarragon, vanilla and an egg white froth.
  — Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, 13 Feb. 2018
• The racial tension and violence portrayed in West Side Story was playing out in real life just blocks uptown.
  — Vogue, 30 Jan. 2024
• As Manhattan grew and wealthy residents moved uptown, the neighborhood began its slump into a skid row.
  — Alex Vadukul, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024