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Examples of atop in a Sentence
Preposition
The house sits atop a cliff overlooking the ocean.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
At the corner where Smitty’s sits, Smith said there are three to four developments on the way that will include retail on the bottom and residences atop.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 9 Mar. 2025
Adding Fried atop the rotation next to Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodon, Luis Gil, and Clarke Schmidt should give New York one of the deeper rotations in baseball.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
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Adverb or adjective
The 400-foot vehicle features two components: The 165-foot Starship spacecraft itself, and the 232-foot Super Heavy rocket it's perched atop.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
At the corner where Smitty’s sits, Smith said there are three to four developments on the way that will include retail on the bottom and residences atop.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
Preposition
As Friday’s trades stacked up one atop another, Jeremy Swayman could not believe how rapidly his surroundings were crumbling.
—Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 9 Mar. 2025
Adding Fried atop the rotation next to Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodon, Luis Gil, and Clarke Schmidt should give New York one of the deeper rotations in baseball.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Atop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atop. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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