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Examples of atop in a Sentence
Preposition
The house sits atop a cliff overlooking the ocean.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
Lore has it that hundreds of thousands of inmates perished during the construction of the 2000 km road and due to the permafrost, it was judged easier to just built atop of the bodies.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2025
Sinners Leads Four-Way Race Sinners is eyeing a sophomore $20-25 million this weekend in North America, a terrific hold that puts it atop the box office again before summer movie season kicks off next weekend with Marvel’s Thunderbolts*.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Adverb or adjective
But a couple of songs later, the Buick returned, this time covered in moss, with SZA perched atop.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
Lore has it that hundreds of thousands of inmates perished during the construction of the 2000 km road and due to the permafrost, it was judged easier to just built atop of the bodies.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
Preposition
Across the lavish grounds are two guest houses, a tennis court atop a parking structure, a swimming pool, a nursery, and a nine-hole golf course.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2025
Sinners Leads Four-Way Race Sinners is eyeing a sophomore $20-25 million this weekend in North America, a terrific hold that puts it atop the box office again before summer movie season kicks off next weekend with Marvel’s Thunderbolts*.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Atop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atop. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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