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Explore Upstairs through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like downstairs or part. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Upstairs in a sentence

Upstairs meaning

  1. Located on a higher floor or level of a building.
  2. Pertaining to a pitched ball that is high, and usually outside the strike zone.

Synonyms of Upstairs

downstairs upstair part portion up the stairs in the head in the mind

Using Upstairs

  • The main meaning on this page is: Located on a higher floor or level of a building. | Pertaining to a pitched ball that is high, and usually outside the strike zone.
  • Useful related words include: downstairs, upstair, part, portion.
  • In the example corpus, upstairs often appears in combinations such as: the upstairs, upstairs to, upstairs in.

Context around Upstairs

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Upstairs

  • In this selection, "upstairs" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, decision, somebody, phone, doors, rapped and rooms stand out and add context to how "upstairs" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include bathroom being upstairs and bedrooms are upstairs with a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "upstairs" sits close to words such as assumes, authenticity and calculation, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with upstairs

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

After dinner, nip upstairs to Bar 504 for a nightcap. (10 words)

And so yeah, I was upstairs just trying to deal with it. (12 words)

And “goseejoey” will almost always result in her running upstairs, regardless of whether Joey is there or not. (18 words)

A concern about security cameras was raised by Rupp and discussion held with the facts pointed out that the old camera is “ancient” along with the computer, that allows them to check if someone is outside, being located upstairs in the attic. (42 words)

After finishing 18 holes, the official scorecards were handed to the golf pro and all the participants were invited upstairs in the ballroom where they were treated to a delicious all you can eat Italian buffet dinner sponsored by an anonymous donor. (42 words)

A third suspect, Nuhi Duraku, was also arrested in an upstairs bedroom and a search of the property was completed and officers seized 33 separate wraps of cocaine and a solid block of the drug weighing 222 grams. (38 words)

When you are aggrieved, you go upstairs but when you are aggrieved with the decision upstairs, who do you now go to? (22 words)

Example sentences (20)

If somebody upstairs was on the phone, the lights would come on just so I would know if someone was on the phone upstairs.

When you are aggrieved, you go upstairs but when you are aggrieved with the decision upstairs, who do you now go to?

The man was able to escape unharmed and by shutting the upstairs doors, he also prevented a lot of smoke damage upstairs.

There is no longer an upstairs to the mansion; rather the rooms that were upstairs in the previous version are now located on the main floor.

A concern about security cameras was raised by Rupp and discussion held with the facts pointed out that the old camera is “ancient” along with the computer, that allows them to check if someone is outside, being located upstairs in the attic.

After dinner, nip upstairs to Bar 504 for a nightcap.

After finishing 18 holes, the official scorecards were handed to the golf pro and all the participants were invited upstairs in the ballroom where they were treated to a delicious all you can eat Italian buffet dinner sponsored by an anonymous donor.

After two hours of drinking, the victim was told by her boyfriend, also not identified in the report, to go upstairs and rest.

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A fully-equipped catering kitchen features a walk-in fridge and pizza oven, while upstairs there is a private meeting room along with eight en-suite letting bedrooms.

Alice then called downstairs and shouted "mummy there is smoke" Leah then ran upstairs and saw the fire, grabbed her children, and ran into the street.

All the bedrooms are upstairs, with a stylish family bathroom that includes a P-shape bath with shower over, within its suite.

A man who murdered a lone mother-of-two in her Lancashire home as her infant child slept upstairs rapped about killing someone just an hour before the attack, police said.

A mum has spoken of her heartache after coming home from the doctor with her baby boy only to discover a fire had gutted the upstairs rooms of their home while she was away.

And “goseejoey” will almost always result in her running upstairs, regardless of whether Joey is there or not.

And so yeah, I was upstairs just trying to deal with it.

A ramp has been fitted to her home but she says it is "not fit for purpose" and has been told to live downstairs – despite her bathroom being upstairs.

As the youngest Kardashian sister waits upstairs, she recounts a “triggering” childhood memory of falling asleep under her parents’ bed while playing hide-and-seek only to wake up to them having sex.

A third suspect, Nuhi Duraku, was also arrested in an upstairs bedroom and a search of the property was completed and officers seized 33 separate wraps of cocaine and a solid block of the drug weighing 222 grams.

A woman reported her upstairs neighbor’s dog used the bathroom on the patio, and it dropped onto her property.

Bairstow was confused and the umpires sent the decision upstairs, where he was ruled to have been run out.

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Common combinations with upstairs

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "upstairs" in a sentence?
An example: "If somebody upstairs was on the phone, the lights would come on just so I would know if someone was on the phone upstairs." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "upstairs" from authentic English texts.
What does "upstairs" mean?
Upstairs means: Located on a higher floor or level of a building.
What are synonyms of "upstairs"?
Common synonyms of "upstairs" include: downstairs, upstair, part, portion, up the stairs, in the head, in the mind.
How many example sentences with "upstairs" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "upstairs", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.