upper-class family

collocation in English

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upper-class
adjective
uk
/ˌʌp.əˈklɑːs/us
/ˌʌp.ɚˈklæs/
belonging or relating to a social group consisting of the people who have the highest social rank and who are ...
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family
noun
uk
/ˈfæm.əl.i/us
/ˈfæm.əl.i/
a group of people who are related to each other, such as a mother, a father, and ...
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(Definition ofupper-classandfamilyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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She was from anupper-classfamilyof wealth and recognition, it did not give her the fame she desired from writing so easily.
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Star is from anupper-classfamily; she is often depicted in her school uniform, and her ability is super-speed (she can run extremely fast).
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Born and raised in anupper-classfamily, she has a habit of talking down to people.
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Leyla, on the other hand, comes from anupper-classfamily.
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In terms of occupation, the area is dominated by middle andupper-classfamilyresidences. 95.51% of the houses have plumbing.
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In effect the communist government-run film monopoly paid for producing a faithful saga of anupper-classfamily(nobility).
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She came from a wealthyupper-classfamily, and attended a convent school when she was eight.
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Literature in the 19th century was frequently concerned with middle andupper-classfamilyrelations.
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The film recounts the tale of a lower-class girl who insinuates herself into anupper-classfamily, only to see her life and the lives of those around her destroyed.
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The high proportion from upper-class families is also a possibility.
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The book contains interesting and useful detail about the local metropolitan area, with fascinating vignettes of the lives of her selected upper-class families.
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Theirs is an affluentupper-classfamily.
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Handel also describes the usually difficult access to middle- and upper-class families as ' one of the new frontiers of qualitative family research ' (1992 : 20).
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Anyway, these middle- and upper-class families are in a position to gain this terrific advantage already because they can afford to buy a smaller class.
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