How to Use upscale in a Sentence

upscale

adjective
  • And a few doors away are two of the area’s upscale boutiques – Brass Ranch and Panache.
    Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2023
  • In the years since, the market for upscale pantry items seems only to have grown.
    Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The building was in an upscale neighborhood, across the street from a park.
    Maria Abi-Habib, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
  • More than two dozen upscale omakase bars have sprung up from downtown to the South Bay over the past decade or so.
    Claire Wang, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2023
  • The movie doesn’t pass judgment, per se, on the state of today’s upscale bat mitzvahs.
    Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Among the new features at the upscale but unstuffy restaurant is an upgrade to the bar area, along with a few swaps on the menu.
    Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The blooms became the markers of an elegant, upscale home from the 1830s onward.
    The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The upscale eatery was filmed a stone's throw away from Savannah, Georgia.
    Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 5 Jan. 2023
  • The news comes as a shock to the residents of Tarzana, a quiet upscale neighborhood in the hills where the family moved in 2020.
    Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
  • School-age children sell candy for change and the upscale hotels and restaurants are closed.
    Claire Parker, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
  • This book has an upscale vintage leather look, and the color choices include dark blue, black, light brown, and rose red.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The restaurant will replace the Garden banquet space next to the upscale nightclub Lucid Lounge.
    Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2023
  • And not to be overshadowed by all the outdoorsy diversions, art and culture abound in this upscale beach town.
    Kara Franker, Southern Living, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Sit down to eat a meal in any Kentucky restaurant—whether upscale or country casual—and there’s a good chance there will be a hot brown on the menu.
    Robin Roenker, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2024
  • This model feels like an upscale item from how solidly the pieces nest together.
    Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2023
  • For something a bit more upscale, restaurant critics rave about March.
    Robin Soslow, Chron, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Getting ready to open Aqua Penny’s — her new, upscale seafood restaurant with a raw oyster bar — has been a labor of love.
    Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The incident took place on Butler Avenue in the upscale neighborhood of Sawtelle.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Yeti cooler The main name in upscale coolers, Yeti beat out some new-style models on the market in our reviewer’s tests.
    Leslie Yazel, wsj.com, 7 Nov. 2023
  • And in most cases, that down-home charm is paired with upscale amenities, such as multi-course meals and extensive wine lists.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2023
  • They’re all long gone, as are their somewhat less upscale successors.
    Curbed, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Entrees are upscale Southern, like shrimp and grits, chicken and waffles, or bone-in pork chop with an apple cider glaze.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The incident comes amid a rash of car break-ins in the upscale community, according to neighbors.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Many are older and have less natural light and open air space than their upscale competitors.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The upscale department store Stripling & Cox was an anchor tenant.
    Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2024
  • There are five restaurants and bars, both casual/to-go and more upscale sit-down, all with outdoor seating options.
    Kim Westerman, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The area is full of seaside seafood spots serving everything from casual fish and chips to upscale fine dining.
    Bianca Bujan, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2023
  • For the lover of little luxuries Few things feel more decadent than a gift from the upscale fragrance company Diptyque.
    Sarah Grossbart, wsj.com, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Almost 20 years ago, Teigen recalled going to her first upscale restaurant.
    Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024
  • After swooning over your favorite artworks, go to an upscale eatery for drinks and an opulent meal.
    Janece Maze, Country Living, 2 Feb. 2023

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