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Examples of atop in a Sentence
Preposition
The house sits atop a cliff overlooking the ocean.
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Phil Helsel, NBC news, 3 Jan. 2026
Unseen is the 322-foot-tall Space Launch System rocket the crew capsule is mounted atop.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Dec. 2025
The satellites launched into orbit atop a Russian Soyuz rocket as part of a rideshare mission that also launched two Earth-observation satellites for Russia and 47 other satellites for various customers.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 29 Dec. 2025
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Adverb or adjective
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
Unseen is the 322-foot-tall Space Launch System rocket the crew capsule is mounted atop.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
Preposition
Because of the Chargers defeat, the Broncos clinched the AFC West championship, ending the Chiefs’ nine-year streak atop the division.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Dec. 2025
The satellites launched into orbit atop a Russian Soyuz rocket as part of a rideshare mission that also launched two Earth-observation satellites for Russia and 47 other satellites for various customers.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 29 Dec. 2025
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“Atop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atop. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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