from above

idiom

1

: from a higher place or position

It looks like a cross when viewed from above.

2

: from someone with greater power or authority

waiting for orders from above

Examples of from above in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In my section, most people were only dimly aware of what was going on, what the stage set looked like from above, who the guest performers were, what the songs were about. —Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025

The ride vehicle involves passengers seated with their legs dangling freely below them as they're held in place by a harness that comes down from above them. —Moná Thomas, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025

So when MacKinnon sifted a shot on net from above the tops of the circles, Reinhart’s screen helped limit Hellebuyck’s vision. —Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025

But instead of just barely clearing the lowest part of the hood, McClung grabbed the ball from above the sunroof and crammed in the reverse dunk before crashing to the court. —Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for from above

• dove
• glove
• love
• of
• shove
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• hereinabove