Definition of UPPER CRUST

Examples of upper crust in a Sentence

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Nikola Vucevic, Terrence Ross After a successful season in which the Magic made tangible progress, the next step is figuring out a pathway into the East’s upper crust. — Jeremy Woo, SI.com, "Biggest Needs for All 30 Teams in the 2019 NBA Draft," 6 June 2019 Franklin Roosevelt, scion of New York’s upper crust, opposed the colonialism that Churchill felt privileged to defend. — Jonathan W. Jordan, WSJ, "‘The Kremlin Letters’ and ‘The Allies’ Review: The View From the Summit," 30 Nov. 2018 Usually reserved for the upper crust of beer drinkers, Amazon's lead-in to its epic Prime Day discount extravaganza is discounting this 64oz growler for just $135, down from $170. — Popular Mechanics Shop Team, Popular Mechanics, "Drink in Style With These Discounted Growlers," 12 July 2018 Among the upper crust, such a thing would not have been comme il faut. — Moira Hodgson, WSJ, "‘Proust’s Duchess’ Review: The Guermantes Trio," 5 July 2018 And Republicans just passed another round of tax cuts to offer a helping hand to the upper crust. — New York Times, "The Profound Social Cost of American Exceptionalism," 29 May 2018 While the upper crust among them may be well initiated, newbies from Hollywood could be attending their first royal affair. — Scott Harrison, latimes.com, "Royal wedding: The invitation says 'day dress with hat.' Here are hats from other royal nuptials," 16 May 2018 That’s a reversal from the first half of the 20th century, when a churchgoing Protestant establishment dominated the country’s upper crust. — Jason Willick, WSJ, "The Man Who Discovered ‘Culture Wars’," 25 May 2018 On September 17, 2014, the art world’s upper crust convened in Luxembourg City to fête Le Freeport, a warehouse where the ultra-rich hoard paintings, cars, jewelry, wine, and other luxuries in duty-free comfort. — Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, Longreads, "Tax-Free Storage Wars," 29 May 2018

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