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Meanings of upper crust in English

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classe alta

The class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy.

classe alta
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Examples for "upper class"
Examples for "upper class"
1
There is significant financing from the Syrian business community and upper class.
Reuters
2
Only one is of the upper class, the rest are all artisans.
The Horse-Stealers and Other Stories
3
I am afraid this mark of upper class favor may cause jealousy.
Grace Harlowe's Third Year at Overton College
4
Some of the freshman girls finally drifted off with upper class partners.
The High School Freshmen; or, Dick & Co.'s First Year Pranks and...
5
Red-faced and white-bearded, he was unmistakably an Englishman of the upper class.
The Highgrader
Usage of upper crust in English
1
It was common in all levels of society, including the upper crust.
The Secret Crown (2010)
2
The upper crust, in particular, had taken to the skies with enthusiasm.
Soulless
3
Cover the bottom of pie-plate with rich crust; reserve enough for upper crust.
The International Jewish Cook Book / 1600 Recipes According to t...
4
She laid the upper crust back on the board and sweetened the pie.
Young Lucretia and Other Stories
5
As they advanced, the weather moderated somewhat, and the upper crust became soft.
Molly McDonald: A Tale of the Old Frontier
6
Bake with an upper crust, secure the edges well by pinching firmly together.
The International Jewish Cook Book / 1600 Recipes According to t...
7
A very small and very elite club for the upper crust.
Death masks
8
He said most of his business is with industrialists & true upper crust society.
The new yorker
9
A few of the upper crust of the vampires support his way of thinking.
Death masks
10
The señor deputy is probably thinking of someone from the ' upper crust' in Madrid.
The Torrent (Entre Naranjos)
11
For a hundred years Ruh-hunt was a favorite pastime among the Aturan upper crust.
The Wise Man’s Fear
12
By the late 1960s the French upper crust had grown bored with the Windsors.
The new yorker
13
Bake with an upper crust, having vents cut in to allow steam to escape.
Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled During Her Visit A...
14
The guy in the shroud was upper crust and had a perforated heel bone.
Cross Bones
15
They eat like horses and tip like the upper crust.
Cauldron of Ghosts
16
Where it would bring us out upon the upper crust I could not even conjecture.
At the Earth's Core
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