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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The franchise follows the drama filled, table flipped lives of wealthy women's lowbrow fights in upper crust cities across America.
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Jay Stahl, USA Today, 8 May 2025
In the first month of the 2025 season, the disparity between Major League Baseball’s upper crust and its lower-revenue counterparts has never appeared more stark.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Finally, please bring back Cook’s wealthy, upper crust mom, because that was a fascinating dynamic.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 11 Apr. 2025
The Gospel authors, far from being community leaders preserving oral sayings for largely illiterate followers, were highly literate members of a small, erudite upper crust, distant in experience, attitude, and geography from any Galilean peasant preachers.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
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Jay Stahl, USA Today, 8 May 2025
In the first month of the 2025 season, the disparity between Major League Baseball’s upper crust and its lower-revenue counterparts has never appeared more stark.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Finally, please bring back Cook’s wealthy, upper crust mom, because that was a fascinating dynamic.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 11 Apr. 2025
The Gospel authors, far from being community leaders preserving oral sayings for largely illiterate followers, were highly literate members of a small, erudite upper crust, distant in experience, attitude, and geography from any Galilean peasant preachers.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Upper crust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upper%20crust. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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