How to Use atop in a Sentence

atop

1 of 2 adverb or adjective

• Georgia remained atop for 55 of the 63 voters in the AP.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 25 Sep. 2022
• The lake had about a foot of snow and slush atop at least 12 inches of solid ice.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 May 2022
• Rappaport said the Keys can expect five- to 10-foot surges with waves atop.
  — By Jenny Staletovich, Charles Rabin and Glenn Garvin, miamiherald, 9 Sep. 2017
• As Hazel mines, a few people sit behind the drill shaft atop of a cocoon of wires and metal.
  — Ricky Carioti, Washington Post, 7 July 2023
• Light fluffy eggs, a spicy sausage patty and plenty of ooey-gooey cheese melted atop.
  — cleveland, 5 Dec. 2022
• Even easier: Rest one globe each atop two large planters flanking the front door.
  — Sunset Magazine, 10 Dec. 2022
• First, paint one side of the fish with sumi ink, place washi paper atop, then use your fingers to press over the surface to make a print.
  — Kaila Yu, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2023
• The house of cards that Desna sits atop is going to crumble, but who will come out victorious as the top boss?
  — Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com, 9 July 2018
• But instead of wheels, the bike sits atop two pontoons, making it a sort of catamaran.
  — Alix Martichoux, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
• Brittany – who was pregnant with their second baby at the time – dressed with a cutout of the moon placed atop on her baby bump.
  — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 1 June 2023
• To assemble, on each plate, spoon some dressing and place radicchio, charred side up, atop.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 21 Dec. 2020
• Mi-T-M propane mounted patio heater mounts atop at standard propane tank and can provide up to 18 hours of heat.
  — cleveland, 16 Sep. 2020
• Two of you will have to figure out how to split the third portion of tuna tartare, buttery in texture, spicy on the tongue and served atop crisp fried wontons.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2020
• Chapman's pygmy chameleons walk atop and blend in with dead leaves on the forest floor, crawling up into low bushes at night to sleep.
  — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 2 Aug. 2021
• Serve by ladling sauce onto the plate, placing fillet atop; garnish with tarragon leaves.
  — Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2020
• It is made with everything from chicken to goat to wild boar to fish, slow-cooked over branches of green pimento wood laid atop hot coals.
  — Ann Maloney, NOLA.com, 16 Jan. 2018
• Even the visual aspect of the show was scaled way back, kept to four small banks of stage lights set behind the players and a small silvery platform that all the musicians stood atop.
  — Robert Ham, Billboard, 4 Apr. 2018
• As can be seen in the title image, the main 4K camera resides atop and slightly ahead of the cockpit, semi-flush with the surface to reduce drag.
  — Eric Tegler, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2021
• Inside — a large mattress bed and comforter, drawers, shelves and the twinkling LED lights of a tabletop tree lamp atop, an analog clock hung above.
  — Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 4 July 2023
• Collins' Instagram carousel begins with an adorable photo of the birthday girl smiling big in a beanie with one of the Moomin characters atop.
  — Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2023
• Ground lease tenants who own the buildings that sit atop of these ticking time bombs lose billions every year by giving the keys back to landlords.
  — Jim Small, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2023
• The sky finally cracked open atop much of the fire grounds in NSW, Australia this week – the welcome deluge slashing the number of burning fires to below 100 for the first time in more than a month.
  — Fox News, 17 Jan. 2020
• Crews redid the base layer that the bricks sit atop and cleaned each brick by hand, determining which few were too damaged to be reinserted.
  — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Feb. 2023
• Burna refers to his music as Afro-fusion, with a base of Fela Kuti’s Afrobeat and layers of other diasporic sounds atop.
  — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2022
• But sometimes, when changes pile and pile atop of one another, that feeling of discomfort can quickly creep back up.
  — Ainslie Lee | [e-mail], al, 30 Aug. 2023
• There haven’t been any serious city discussions about what could go atop or around the highway, said City Council member Chad West.
  — Dallas News, 19 Oct. 2022
• The locomotive itself was a detailed miniature a full-size human could ride atop.
  — Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2024
• Picnic tables are covered with sheaths of brown paper, ripped down the center to accommodate umbrellas and ready for a pile of crabs to be dumped atop.
  — Kendyl Kearly, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2023
• It’s delicious by itself, as a straight-on soup, or atop cooked or leftover rice, or aside fritters or pakoras, the way it is commonly served in Punjab.
  — Bill St. John, The Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2020
• At Lincoln Center, 60 pounds of ersatz snow gently wafted atop still more snowflakes — well, dancers dressed like snowflakes — waltzing onstage.
  — Sarah Maslin Nir Kirsten Luce, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2023

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atop

2 of 2 preposition

• The house sits atop a cliff overlooking the ocean.
• The look in question was the huge bow made out of hair seen atop Saweetie's head.
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 13 Sep. 2023
• The village of Jaba perched atop one cliff; a-Ram was on the other.
  — Nathan Thrall, Curbed, 25 Oct. 2023
• The Queen, 83, is the longest-serving monarch in Europe and has been atop the throne for 52 years.
  — Ellen Connelly Taaffe, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2024
• The track later topped the Hot 100 chart, marking the singer’s ninth time atop the chart as a solo artist.
  — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024
• The patch in the photograph sets the Totenkopf atop a Ukrainian flag with a small No. 6 below.
  — Thomas Gibbons-Neff, New York Times, 5 June 2023
• Portland seeks to earn three points atop the NWSL standings against one of the league’s worst teams.
  — oregonlive, 10 June 2023
• On top of that, there would be a fight atop the moving steam engine.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 14 Jan. 2024
• Lee will be atop the lineup every day, and his glove will play the whole game, too.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
• Carve out some time to stop at one of the beaches or sit atop a bluff and enjoy a cooling breeze from the ocean.
  — Jenna Scatena, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2023
• Jamaica and France are tied atop the Group F standings, at 1-1-0.
  — Ethan Fuller, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023
• Before his big moment, Culkin placed a kiss atop his youngest's head.
  — Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2023
• The jack-o'-lantern, which sits atop a ghoulish body draped in tattered black robes, also speaks.
  — Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2023
• Barbie, which sits atop this year’s box office, was snubbed.
  — Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2023
• In much of the soccer world, the team that finishes the league schedule atop the table is the champion.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
• For the thrilling Goong Lui Saun, shell-on tiger shrimp sit atop a mélange of whole cashews, lime slices, large chunks of garlic and ginger, and hot Thai chilies.
  — Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2023
• Organizers say the celebration is set to start at 6 p.m. when the ball will be raised to the top of the flagpole atop One Times Square.
  — Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 30 Dec. 2023
• Soon, fellow sky-gazers near our perch atop the town of Qaqortoq joined, too.
  — Stephanie Vermillion, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2023
• Sometimes, comfort is best served atop something hot and cheesy.
  — Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 June 2023
• Both feature a central rib; atop the Batur’s hood and on the Diavel’s front mudguard.
  — Sean Evans, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2023
• Some of the pictures overlay figures rendered with black lines atop fields of soft, drippy daubs in a rainbow of hues.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
• The 2-year-old was discovered a short way off the trail, sleeping on the ground with her head atop Hartley, the family’s English Springer.
  — Macie Goldfarb, CNN, 24 Sep. 2023
• The track would sit atop the summit for eight weeks and won a Grammy for best rap performance by a duo or group the following year.
  — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2023
• As smoke particles float north, some may fall atop the ice and snow at high latitudes.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2023
• The four-acre estate is perched atop a rocky hillside with unobstructed, 360-degree views of the Aegean Sea.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2024
• At the center of the vast compound, called Koolau Ranch, will be two mansions sitting atop a survivalist bunker.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2023
• It’s now reserved for monarch funerals, when it is placed atop the coffin.
  — Karla Adam, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2024
• There’s a bit of a surf-and-turf vibe here, with bacon crumbled atop this chowder featuring chunks of salmon and tiny potatoes.
  — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2024
• Here, this shelf that sits atop a rustic worktable is packed with ironstone dishes.
  — Anna Logan, Country Living, 28 July 2023
• Many teams who embarked on deep postseason runs last spring are back atop the bracket again.
  — Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2023

Last Updated: 5 May 2024