upper crust
noun
: the highest social class or group
especially
: the highest circle of the upper class
Examples of upper crust in a Sentence
the conference was a gathering of the upper crust of the computer programming industry
a specialty clothing store for the upper crust
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She’s being raised in upper crust Gilead society, tutored in a private girls’ school led by Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) for a potential prosperous husband, specifically one in the upper ranks of the military.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 May 2026
To give the illusion of a real club for California’s upper crust, several celebrities make cameos as club guests, including Michael Phelps, Suni Lee, and Finneas O’Connell, all of whom play snobbish parodies of themselves.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 17 Apr. 2026
Link, whose real name is Dylan, helped to create Alex prior to the mass extinction event that sent the world's upper crust into Paradise.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Mar. 2026
Two leagues that are deeper but don't have that really thick upper crust would be the Big 10 and the SEC.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 13 Mar. 2026
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 May 2026
To give the illusion of a real club for California’s upper crust, several celebrities make cameos as club guests, including Michael Phelps, Suni Lee, and Finneas O’Connell, all of whom play snobbish parodies of themselves.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 17 Apr. 2026
Link, whose real name is Dylan, helped to create Alex prior to the mass extinction event that sent the world's upper crust into Paradise.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Mar. 2026
Two leagues that are deeper but don't have that really thick upper crust would be the Big 10 and the SEC.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 13 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for upper crust
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“Upper crust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upper%20crust. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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