Examples of upmarket in a Sentence
an upmarket restaurant that is quite pricey but also quite good
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The backstory Built initially as cabanas for ship-owning families to cool off over summer (where the current Matsuihsa restaurant is found), the Astir Palace hotel was constructed in 1967 as an upmarket destination for the well-heeled.
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Jemima Sissons, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026
Hanalei Town is home to an upmarket shopping district not lacking in Kauai charm.
—Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025
Its interior fuses hallmark design elements from the Maybach brand alongside upmarket textures, including significant upholstery moments throughout each of the guest cabins.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Oke was later pursued by Nigeria’s financial crimes investigations agency in connection with more than $43 million in cash discovered in a flat in the upmarket Ikoyi neighborhood in Lagos, leading to money laundering charges against him and his wife.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 28 Nov. 2025
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Jemima Sissons, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026
Hanalei Town is home to an upmarket shopping district not lacking in Kauai charm.
—Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025
Its interior fuses hallmark design elements from the Maybach brand alongside upmarket textures, including significant upholstery moments throughout each of the guest cabins.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Oke was later pursued by Nigeria’s financial crimes investigations agency in connection with more than $43 million in cash discovered in a flat in the upmarket Ikoyi neighborhood in Lagos, leading to money laundering charges against him and his wife.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Upmarket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upmarket. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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