: a social class occupying a position above the middle class and having the highest status in a society
Examples of upper-class in a Sentence
Adjective
upper-class boys who had an entrenched sense of entitlement
Noun
a popular pastime among the upper classes
a member of the upper class
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Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Among the plans being considered are lifting the limit on how much people can deduct from federal income tax for state and local taxes, which would be a huge break for California’s middle- and upper-class taxpayers.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
My guess is cigars’ turn-of-the-century association with the upper class meant cigars were a useful tool of satire and then later, when the comedians found success, a means of Jewish assimilation.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Fishburne was an executive producer and co-star of this ABC sitcom about a Black family living in an upper-class, predominantly white neighborhood.
—Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Among the plans being considered are lifting the limit on how much people can deduct from federal income tax for state and local taxes, which would be a huge break for California’s middle- and upper-class taxpayers.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
His mother raised Fitzgerald to think that cachet and her money entitled him to membership in the upper class.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
My guess is cigars’ turn-of-the-century association with the upper class meant cigars were a useful tool of satire and then later, when the comedians found success, a means of Jewish assimilation.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Upper-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upper-class. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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