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Examples of atop in a Sentence
Preposition
The house sits atop a cliff overlooking the ocean.
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Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025
Everything served atop and alongside the bread is also carefully concocted with a similarly time-consuming approach.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2025
Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
So, please, let it be recognized in all quarters that over the course of those eight long years Ronald Reagan had fired a thousand shots — even if none of them had been mounted atop a ballistic missile headed for downtown Moscow.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 11 Feb. 2025
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Adverb or adjective
In lieu of a cap, each bottle comes with a white porcelain bell jar that fits snugly atop.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025
Everything served atop and alongside the bread is also carefully concocted with a similarly time-consuming approach.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2025
Preposition
Their Malibu estate, a 40,000-square-foot compound designed by famed architect Tadao Ando, sits atop Billionaire's Row and is considered a masterpiece of modern architecture, according to Architectural Digest.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
So, please, let it be recognized in all quarters that over the course of those eight long years Ronald Reagan had fired a thousand shots — even if none of them had been mounted atop a ballistic missile headed for downtown Moscow.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Atop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atop. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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