Below you will find example sentences with "upper portion". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Upper Portion in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: portion
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 5
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 29.5 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "upper portion" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 29.5 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as in the upper portion of the, also the upper portion of the, lower, formerly and top stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with large portion, upper deck, upper bound, large portion, significant portion and small portion, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with upper portion
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
In the upper portion of the screen, tap your account name. (11 words)
Some might prefer the map to be on the upper portion of the screen. (14 words)
The most famous example of this is the upper portion of the Chrysler Building (pictured). (15 words)
The mushroom shape that occurs in the transition is a result of the bottom section, which is in contact with the wine, being composed of two stacked discs of pristine cork, cemented to the upper portion which is a conglomerate of ground cork and glue. (45 words)
Lateral Marching When band members are marching in one direction but want to focus their sound in another, they may rotate their bodies at the waist, so that only the upper portion of the body faces in the direction of play. (41 words)
The invitation to cut is made by placing the pack, face downward, on the table near the player who is to cut: who then lifts the upper portion of the pack clear of the lower portion and places it alongside. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
Strict rules often indicate that each portion must contain a certain minimum number of cards, such as three or five.) The formerly lower portion is then replaced on top of the formerly upper portion.
Its design looks radically different, however, as it uses both black and white in its color palette — the upper portion that houses the camera is black, while the lower portion with the doorbell button is white.
The dinoflagellate is separated into an upper portion called the epitheca (C) where the apical horn resides (E) and a lower portion called the hypotheca (D).
The invitation to cut is made by placing the pack, face downward, on the table near the player who is to cut: who then lifts the upper portion of the pack clear of the lower portion and places it alongside.
Two portions of the Mississippi were designated as American Heritage Rivers in 1997: the lower portion around Louisiana and Tennessee, and the upper portion around Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota and Missouri.
In the upper portion of the screen, tap your account name.
Nestled in the heart of the Pacific Northwest, the Columbia River, once hailed as the greatest salmon-producing river in the world, hasn’t seen a significant spawn in its upper portion for 85 years.
Some might prefer the map to be on the upper portion of the screen.
Hikers are advised to be prepared with appropriate clothing and equipment, microspikes are recommended due to snow and ice in the upper portion of the trail.
The areas impacted include residents in Dry Creek Valley including the upper portion of Westside Road and Mill Creek Road, Larkfield and Mark West Drainage, all areas west of Healdsburg and Windsor.
This transition is very well done and the splotches of darkness around the artwork’s lower half contrast well with the light radiating from the upper portion.
A "puggree" is typically a strip of cloth wound around the upper portion of a hat or helmet, particularly a pith helmet, and falling down behind to act as a shade for the back of the neck.
In most cases, the entire upper portion of the telescope dome can be rotated to allow the instrument to observe different sections of the night sky.
Lateral Marching When band members are marching in one direction but want to focus their sound in another, they may rotate their bodies at the waist, so that only the upper portion of the body faces in the direction of play.
Low and mid body roundhouse kicks are normally blocked with the upper portion of a raised shin (this block is known as a 'check').
Many more casing stones were removed from the great pyramids by Muhammad Ali Pasha in the early 19th century to build the upper portion of his Alabaster Mosque in Cairo not far from Giza.
The fundus of the stomach, and also the upper portion of the greater curvature, is supplied by the short gastric artery which arises from the splenic artery.
The most famous example of this is the upper portion of the Chrysler Building (pictured).
The mushroom shape that occurs in the transition is a result of the bottom section, which is in contact with the wine, being composed of two stacked discs of pristine cork, cemented to the upper portion which is a conglomerate of ground cork and glue.
The upper portion of water is skimmed off the top for everyday use while the water in the bottom of the tower is held in reserve to fight fire.