upmarket
Americanadjective
adverb
Etymology
Origin of upmarket
Example Sentences
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The earlier trial of Jonathan Rinderknecht collapsed after a jury deadlocked on whether or not he was responsible for the Palisades fire that laid waste to the upmarket coastal enclave and nearby Malibu.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
They fit as naturally in cheap pulp magazines as in upmarket literary glossies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Big is also bling, and today upmarket models such as the Lamborghini Urus, the Mercedes-Benz G Wagon or the Bentley Bentayga are widely favoured by today's reality TV stars, footballers and music artists.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
Back in New York City, an upmarket candy store company called BonBon now has five shops across Manhattan and Brooklyn, and another in the Hamptons on Long Island that opened last summer.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
This was epically upmarket, but I couldn't let Belet know I thought that.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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