How to Use on top in a Sentence

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  • Williams said his friends’ bodies were then placed on top of him to keep him hidden.
    — Mitchell McCluskey, CNN, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Layer a vest on top if the weather gets chilly, or wear on its own with a baseball cap and sneakers.
    — Michelle Rostamian, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Gomes also ran out to field the ball and fell on top of Smyly while trying to get out of his way, preventing a throw to first from the pitcher.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Take on runs without too much on top with this lightweight long sleeve made from Lululemon's moisture wicking material.
    — Men's Health, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Biden’s most recent budget contains a number of tax hikes on top earners, but notably doesn’t explicitly pay for extending the Trump cuts.
    — Dylan Matthews, Vox, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Meta is one of the companies with open source AI models called Llama, which allows developers to build on top of it for their own products.
    — Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The air ducts overhead also added distracting metallic reverberations on top of the singers’ voices in several moments.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Apr. 2023
  • That was inspired directly by a shot in the trailer for Anderson’s forthcoming movie, Asteroid City, taken from on top of a moving train.
    — Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The Chiefs came out on top with a final score of 38-35.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Place a second loaf pan of the same size on top of the potatoes.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2024
  • The votes are in, and the Mac Matte Lipstick came out on top.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023
  • They had been tied up, stacked on top of each other and each shot in the head.
    — Christina Coulter, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Then, the floor gave out and the building came crumbling down on top of them.
    — Omar Jimenez, CNN, 8 June 2023
  • Sprinkle the yeast and sugar on top of the water and stir.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The freeze overnight had left a firm, sandpaper-like crust on top of the snow.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
  • Put another sheet of foil on top of the fillets and fold to seal around the edges.
    — Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 27 July 2024
  • Biles came back from a lot to get back on top; Ledecky never left.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Buy one pair, get one pair for free, and then stack a 25% discount on top.
    — Sarah Han, Allure, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The new sauce will be beautiful on top of the jasmine rice.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2024
  • Sugar Hill Records was on top, and the label now had street cred.
    — Keith Murphy, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023
  • But investors wanted too much, a liftoff on top of a liftoff.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Set a bread plate at the top left corner of the dinner plate, then place the butter knife on top of the bread plate.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2024
  • There is a handful of black cherries soaked in syrup on top of the budino.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
  • The icing on top is waking up to the double view of the Mediterranean Sea and the Riviera.
    — Martie Bowser, Essence, 16 May 2024
  • Who had time, on top of everything, to deal with their own demise?
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2024
  • And out of the 40 coolest neighborhoods to make the list, Laureles came out on top.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The woman was described as wearing a red shirt with a bun on top of her head.
    — Aisha Frazier, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The birthday boy is then shown smiling in front of a slice of cake with a candle perched on top.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Once your ice is frozen, put it into the ice crusher cup, and place the motor unit on top.
    — Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Instead of hanging each piece, hang floating shelves and set the art on top.
    — Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2023

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