How to Use uppermost in a Sentence

uppermost

adjective

• Then the rain stopped, and the sun emerged to touch the uppermost canopy of the tree.
  — M. R. O’Connor, The New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2019
• Full-grain leather is made out of the uppermost layer of cowhide.
  — Outdoor Life, 22 Feb. 2021
• Just two titles from the septet have failed to enter the uppermost space.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021
• The metal tip was nestling against the uppermost layer of his nail.
  — Kate Crane, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026
• Egrets made nests among the uppermost branches of drowning nut trees.
  — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2023
• Five crew members who were on the boat’s uppermost level survived the fire.
  — Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2019
• The crane brought in to place the tree’s uppermost section a bit like adding a cherry to the top of a sundae.
  — chicagotribune.com, 16 Nov. 2021
• Use a ⅛-inch bit to drill four holes into the front of the uppermost panel, two on each side of the center board.
  — Popular Science, 18 Apr. 2020
• At this point, more than half of his solo entries have made it into the uppermost region.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
• The problem is that the uppermost layers of sediments in a lake are mushy.
  — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 18 June 2013
• The volcano is nearly two miles tall, but only the uppermost part is above water.
  — New York Times, 18 Mar. 2021
• Only their small dorsal fins and the uppermost part of their sleek black backs were visible.
  — Kate Wong, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2023
• This pads the overall height of the building, making the uppermost floors all the more valuable.
  — Karrie Jacobs, Curbed, 18 July 2023
• The eight-figure pricing tracks with Austin’s uppermost tier.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Apr. 2026
• At the uppermost end of the market, the numbers become even more striking.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 May 2026
• Bake in the uppermost level of the oven for 20 minutes, or until a light brown crust is formed.
  — Mayukh Sen, The New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2021
• Both of those sets led for just one frame, and Wallen quickly recaptured the uppermost space.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
• Foremost among these is the Suite neighborhood on the ship’s uppermost decks.
  — Brett Berk, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2024
• The uppermost area atop the hill is the private park’s two heavy electric gates that locks on the entrance and exits to the park.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2021
• If each step is just a thirty-second of an inch too low, the stairs may wind up three inches short of the uppermost landing.
  — Burkhard Bilger, The New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2020
• When displayed against a wall or in a window, the union should be uppermost and to the flag's right and the observer's left.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• On the uppermost level is the primary suite, which includes a home office space for the work from home set.
  — Helena Madden, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2021
• Drake nearly doubled up inside the uppermost region that frame, but missed out on doing so by just one space.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
• The second floor hosts a bedroom with two single beds and the third and uppermost floor has a double bed and glass ceiling.
  — Adam Williams, New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2024
• The piece runs all the way from the main level to the uppermost floor and complements the floating oak-and-glass staircase.
  — Helena Madden, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2021
• Another two en-suite bedrooms are found on the first floor, while the final two beds are nipped away on the uppermost level.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 16 July 2024
• Dubhe is the uppermost star; Merak is below it.
  — Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2025
• Four additional bedrooms on the uppermost two floors each have a private bath.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2026
• But the uppermost part is constructed of sheets of metal mesh, allowing light to stream down from above, all the way to the main floor.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2025
• Following the death of Sudan, the rhinos are uppermost in his mind.
  — Kate Connolloy, WIRED, 26 Mar. 2018