How to Use topmost in a Sentence

topmost

adjective
  • He was standing on the topmost step.
  • In my tests, the topmost part of the base felt like a pot handle on a hot stove.
    Clifford Atiyeh, Robb Report, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Pick the topmost drive on the left and select First Aid or Repair.
    Alexander George, Popular Mechanics, 16 Dec. 2022
  • So, yes, the panoramas from the topmost apartments are Olympian.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 7 June 2021
  • High on a rocky ridge in the desert, nestled among the brush, is the topmost part of a clock that has been ticking for thousands of years.
    Dylan Tweney, WIRED, 23 June 2011
  • What Janaszak is working on is for the second room, about the topmost layer of water and the tiny creatures that float in it.
    Kevin Dupzyk, Popular Mechanics, 21 June 2018
  • All of the camera hardware stays the same as well, though the flash is in a slightly different position to the right of the topmost lens.
    Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 26 July 2023
  • Part of the charm of a real tree is the realness: the wonky needle pattern, the errant bald spot, the jaunty angle of the topmost branch.
    Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2022
  • To obtain the freshest, most tender crop, harvest the sprouts from the bottom of the plant first, and work your way upward as the topmost sprouts mature.
    Nevin Martell, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2022
  • The front topmost section of hair was swooped to slightly cover her forehead.
    Gabi Thorne, Allure, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The topmost adaptive foam layer is breathable and wicks away moisture and sweat.
    Brittany Johnson, Verywell Health, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Top-down approaches zero in on the topmost areas of the brain used for thinking and speaking.
    Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Gounder still feels that the topmost goal is to prevent severe disease, which the vaccines continue to do.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2021
  • Prune plants heavily by cutting all shoots and side branches back by about six inches, or to a point just above the topmost fruit.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2024
  • This would allow for the topmost layer to act as a safety guard—and for the spotted lanternfly to step through the small holes of the upper mesh and make contact with the inner mesh.
    Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Skin has a moisture barrier called the stratum corneum, Kapoor said, which is the topmost skin layer that stops water from leaving the body.
    Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
  • Having reviewed the topmost Keto BHB dietary pills in 2022, there is no need for further ado.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Having reviewed the topmost Keto BHB dietary pills in 2022, there is no need for further ado.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The fossil itself is an incomplete skull with jaws, teeth and the topmost spinal vertebra.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Some finish in the topmost layers of skin, which is exceptionally thin over the bumps and can compress at the slightest force.
    Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2012
  • The topmost text, in Egyptian hieroglyphs, was fourteen lines long.
    The New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2021
  • The rest of the skeletons were missing—except for the topmost vertebrae, as well as some finger and toe bones tucked into eye sockets.
    Bridget Alex, Science | AAAS, 17 Dec. 2020
  • Even while her lungs struggled to breath, McMullen’s topmost concern was Summer.
    Anchorage Daily News, 13 Aug. 2021
  • Simply slide the spiral base over your tree’s topmost branch, and let the silvery dendrites nestle into the branches as though this snowflake topper floated down from the sky.
    Casey Clark, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2023
  • What is more, this article provides an in-depth review of the topmost BHB ketone supplements in 2022.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 7 Jan. 2024
  • What is more, this article provides an in-depth review of the topmost BHB ketone supplements in 2022.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Notably, the bright red star sticking out of the topmost pillar's southeastern edge, are larger than the size of our entire solar system.
    Julia Musto, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2022
  • The photographs and albums crowding Dilone in the topmost picture are the fruits of her mother’s impassioned labor.
    Marley Marius, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2021
  • The woman, holding a flag and donning a light purple shirt and a dark purple coat is also visible in the topmost video featured in the article.
    Molly Stellino, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2021
  • That discovery is thanks to the fact that Little Foot retained her atlas, or the topmost cervical vertebrae between the head and neck.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 20 Mar. 2020

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