the upstairs

noun

: the upper floors of a building
We're having the upstairs carpeted.

Examples of the upstairs in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Open Homes Photography All five of the upstairs bedrooms are centered around a central stairwell. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 17 May 2024 But the day before, Enoch Turner, who was 25 at the time, is accused of breaking into Cook’s house and heading to the upstairs bedroom. Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2024 According to the listing, each bedroom has its own private bathroom, while the upstairs bathroom boasts a jacuzzi tub and a walk-in shower. Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 13 May 2024 Joe Fletcher The design duo also transformed the upstairs by converting one of the bedrooms into an office with floor-to-ceiling glass doors and soft yellow millwork, which let more light in. Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 6 May 2024 The airport now has concourses A and B, with B being the upstairs passenger loading and unloading area. James A. Jones Jr., Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024 According to police and prosecutors, the juvenile defendants, some in ski masks, made their way up to an outdoor balcony and burst into the upstairs bedroom of the Airbnb rental home where Pop Smoke, born Bashar Jackson, was taking a shower shortly after 4 a.m. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2024 Those assisting placed an extension ladder near the upstairs bedroom where the children were in an attempt to rescue them. Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024 Amar Gandhi said deputies found the bodies after being called to the upstairs residence on the 5700 block of Shadow Creek Drive about 3:30 p.m. for a welfare check. Daniel Hunt, Sacramento Bee, 18 Feb. 2024

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“The upstairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20upstairs. Accessed 23 May. 2024.

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