: a social class occupying a position above the middle class and having the highest status in a society
Examples of upper-class in a Sentence
Adjective
upper-class boys who had an entrenched sense of entitlement
Noun
a popular pastime among the upper classes
a member of the upper class
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2025
And in every single state in America, a $100,000 salary is no longer enough to be considered to be upper-class.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2025
Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Culturally, the gallery label explains, upper class women in Britain were discouraged from nursing their own children in the 17th century.
—Alexandra Bregman, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
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Adjective
Imrie, who can soon be seen in Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club adaptation, plays Harriet, a stubborn upper-class hoarder who Jason encounters while training for a new job.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2025
And in every single state in America, a $100,000 salary is no longer enough to be considered to be upper-class.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2025
Noun
Smallbone portrays the cunning William Fairfax, a friend and romantic rival to George, who moves effortlessly in the world of the British upper class to which Washington aspires.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Culturally, the gallery label explains, upper class women in Britain were discouraged from nursing their own children in the 17th century.
—Alexandra Bregman, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
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“Upper-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upper-class. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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