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Examples of atop in a Sentence
Preposition
The house sits atop a cliff overlooking the ocean.
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Dana Taylor, USA Today, 6 Jan. 2026
Recreational slacklining can refer to balancing atop or doing tricks on a narrow webbing that is strung between two points, such as trees, according to the International Slackline Association.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 3 Jan. 2026
Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2026
And a more high-brow, indoor Toronto experience might include fine dining at Bymark, helmed by local celebrity chef and restaurateur Mark McEwan, or a meal at Canoe which offers sweeping views of the city from atop the TD Centre’s 54th floor, followed by a concert at Roy Thomson Hall.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
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Basically, the accusations are that for a period of about 25 years that Maduro was part of and at the end set atop, a criminal conspiracy of the Venezuelan government to send cocaine to the United States.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 6 Jan. 2026
Recreational slacklining can refer to balancing atop or doing tricks on a narrow webbing that is strung between two points, such as trees, according to the International Slackline Association.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 3 Jan. 2026
Preposition
His jersey will join Ray Allen, Rip Hamilton, Rebecca Lobo, Swin Cash and Sue Bird’s atop Gampel during the game against Creighton.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2026
And a more high-brow, indoor Toronto experience might include fine dining at Bymark, helmed by local celebrity chef and restaurateur Mark McEwan, or a meal at Canoe which offers sweeping views of the city from atop the TD Centre’s 54th floor, followed by a concert at Roy Thomson Hall.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Atop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atop. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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