the upstairs

noun

: the upper floors of a building
We're having the upstairs carpeted.

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Her mother, who lives downstairs, heard the shot and called 911 but couldn’t get to the upstairs apartment in her wheelchair. Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025 Jonathan Vander Lee: There was a light on in the upstairs where the two men live. Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2025 Meanwhile, the upstairs office includes a marble fireplace and a grand chandelier wrapped in gold leaf. Charna Flam, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025 Everyone is a suspect — all 157 members of staff and guests at a state dinner for Australian dignitaries, where the murder mystery occurs — as Cordelia investigates the upstairs, downstairs, and secret backstairs of Washington, D.C.'s most famous mansion. Staff Author, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the upstairs

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“The upstairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20upstairs. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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