the upper crust
noun
informal
: the highest social class or group : upper class
the upper crust of American society
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Consider just one scene in Robert Altman’s crime-fiction masterpiece Gosford Park (2001) in which Smith and a suite of veteran British actors playing the upper crust of 1930s English society dine in a country estate.
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David MacK, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2024
Take the State Guest Mansions, a development envisioned as the palatial homes for the upper crust of society.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 1 Aug. 2024
In Titanic, Winslet played the upper crust passenger Rose DeWitt Bukater.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 July 2024
Not so much Charlie’s ex-wife Martha (Diane Lane, outstanding), who feels shunted aside by the upper crust in town.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2024
Chris Evans is as good as he's ever been as rebel leader Curtis, but Tilda Swinton steals the show as a toothy, grotesque spokesman for the upper crust.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 9 Nov. 2023
But Capote’s critique of the upper crust, specifically, gets mostly buried.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
Located in the West End of London, Old Bond Street has housed many upscale fashion retailers since the 18th century and remains a popular shopping destination for the upper crust.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 Jan. 2024
This movement stripped the upper crust from the rising peak, exposing swaths of its peridotite core.
—Quanta Magazine, 4 Jan. 2024
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David MacK, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2024
Take the State Guest Mansions, a development envisioned as the palatial homes for the upper crust of society.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 1 Aug. 2024
In Titanic, Winslet played the upper crust passenger Rose DeWitt Bukater.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 July 2024
Not so much Charlie’s ex-wife Martha (Diane Lane, outstanding), who feels shunted aside by the upper crust in town.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2024
Chris Evans is as good as he's ever been as rebel leader Curtis, but Tilda Swinton steals the show as a toothy, grotesque spokesman for the upper crust.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 9 Nov. 2023
But Capote’s critique of the upper crust, specifically, gets mostly buried.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
Located in the West End of London, Old Bond Street has housed many upscale fashion retailers since the 18th century and remains a popular shopping destination for the upper crust.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 Jan. 2024
This movement stripped the upper crust from the rising peak, exposing swaths of its peridotite core.
—Quanta Magazine, 4 Jan. 2024
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