up·town
ˈəp-ˈtau̇n 
1
: of or relating to uptown
an uptown restaurant
2
: fashionably upscale
an uptown dress
uptown
adverb
up·town
ˈəp-ˌtau̇n
: the upper part of a city or town
also
: the residential district of a city or town
Examples of uptown in a Sentence
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Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2024
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Politics & Government
Are Charlotte’s uptown transit center plans in danger?
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2024
Read: The political novel gets very, very specific The narrator—based on the author himself, who worked on Obama’s 2008 campaign and in his White House—is David Hammond, a 22-year-old single father from uptown Manhattan.
—Danielle Amir Jackson, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2024
The uptown galleries were showing mostly European art and little that was contemporary.
—Jennifer Wilson, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2023
Starting this weekend, uptown streets will be transformed into an art lover’s paradise for one of the biggest music, art and food events of the year: Charlotte SHOUT!
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 29 Mar. 2024
Her famous red hair pulled back loosely, with a face-framing fringe, Ringwald wears flowy black embroidered silk, looking more downtown bohemian than uptown doyenne.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
The pair later tied the knot on May 28, 2011, at Arlington Hall, a historic mansion in uptown Dallas.
—Hollee Actman Becker, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024
The uptown store will sell sodas and cold beverages, artisanal and specialty snacks, to-go sandwiches, greeting cards, gifts, and beer and wine for retail purchases only.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 29 Feb. 2024
Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2024
Of course, there is uptown that is different, but the novelty to me was to find so many labels in sportswear that were cool.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2024
Fun Gallery openings were mobbed, more like block parties than the white-wine affairs of a traditional white-cube gallery, as uptown dealers and collectors mixed with D.J.s and aspiring teenage graffiti artists, brandishing their sketchbooks.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
According to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police alert, uptown and southeast Charlotte will be impacted by the closures and delays, as well as roads near Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2024
The two had folded themselves into the back seat of a pedicab and were rocketing uptown.
—Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2024
Life will be held in the First Ward area in uptown at 300 N Brevard St. with three different stages, including the QC local stage for Charlotte-area performers, along with culinary, cultural, art, and experiential activations and a special section for those with VIP tickets.
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2024
But the Polo Grounds uptown still touches hearts while having truly disappeared.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
The ad that ran slightly further uptown was signed by employers including Bumble, Lyft, Match Group, Warner Music Group, and Yelp.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2024
Adjective
Around 20 firefighters rushed to the scene of a blaze that erupted at a former CVS on 30th and Broadway in Oakland’s uptown neighborhood on Friday afternoon.
—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2024
Follow more of our reporting on Instagram & TikTok at The Charlotte Observer
Politics & Government
Are Charlotte’s uptown transit center plans in danger?
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2024
Read: The political novel gets very, very specific The narrator—based on the author himself, who worked on Obama’s 2008 campaign and in his White House—is David Hammond, a 22-year-old single father from uptown Manhattan.
—Danielle Amir Jackson, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2024
The uptown galleries were showing mostly European art and little that was contemporary.
—Jennifer Wilson, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2023
Starting this weekend, uptown streets will be transformed into an art lover’s paradise for one of the biggest music, art and food events of the year: Charlotte SHOUT!
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 29 Mar. 2024
Her famous red hair pulled back loosely, with a face-framing fringe, Ringwald wears flowy black embroidered silk, looking more downtown bohemian than uptown doyenne.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
The pair later tied the knot on May 28, 2011, at Arlington Hall, a historic mansion in uptown Dallas.
—Hollee Actman Becker, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024
The uptown store will sell sodas and cold beverages, artisanal and specialty snacks, to-go sandwiches, greeting cards, gifts, and beer and wine for retail purchases only.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 29 Feb. 2024
Noun
Why the scaffolding on the uptown Charlotte apartment building gave way remains unclear.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2024
Of course, there is uptown that is different, but the novelty to me was to find so many labels in sportswear that were cool.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2024
Fun Gallery openings were mobbed, more like block parties than the white-wine affairs of a traditional white-cube gallery, as uptown dealers and collectors mixed with D.J.s and aspiring teenage graffiti artists, brandishing their sketchbooks.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
According to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police alert, uptown and southeast Charlotte will be impacted by the closures and delays, as well as roads near Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2024
The two had folded themselves into the back seat of a pedicab and were rocketing uptown.
—Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2024
Life will be held in the First Ward area in uptown at 300 N Brevard St. with three different stages, including the QC local stage for Charlotte-area performers, along with culinary, cultural, art, and experiential activations and a special section for those with VIP tickets.
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2024
But the Polo Grounds uptown still touches hearts while having truly disappeared.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
The ad that ran slightly further uptown was signed by employers including Bumble, Lyft, Match Group, Warner Music Group, and Yelp.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2024
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