: on top of
Examples of atop in a Sentence
Preposition
The house sits atop a cliff overlooking the ocean.
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Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
Microbes metabolize some of the solids, expelling methane gas which then burns out of thin chimney pipes sticking up from the tarps, the flames flickering atop like birthday candles.
—Sean Patrick Cooper, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
At that point, authorities said, a snowmobile helmet was seen atop the ice, several hundred yards offshore.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
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Adverb or adjective
The same brackish mix, Swart says, is speeding up the dissolution of the rock ridge much of Miami and South Florida is built atop.
—Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
Microbes metabolize some of the solids, expelling methane gas which then burns out of thin chimney pipes sticking up from the tarps, the flames flickering atop like birthday candles.
—Sean Patrick Cooper, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
Preposition
Jennifer Pitt leaned against a rail atop the tower and scanned that dusty horizon.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
At that point, authorities said, a snowmobile helmet was seen atop the ice, several hundred yards offshore.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Atop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atop. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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