How do you use the word "above" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "above" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "above": Excuse me; allow me to point out three errors in the above article. You must be above such mean conduct.

Above Meaning

/əˈbʌv/

Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

prepPhysically over; on top of; worn on top of, said of clothing.

prepIn or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface.

Sentence Examples

Excuse me; allow me to point out three errors in the above article.

You must be above such mean conduct.

Put it on the shelf above.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

supra

Antonyms:

below

CEFR Practice Quiz

The eagle soared high ____ the mountain peaks searching for prey.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The birds were flying high ____ the fluffy white clouds.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ud-s-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂u-s-? Proto-Germanic *uz- Proto-West Germanic *uʀ- Old English ar- Old English ā- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Germanic *ub Proto-Germanic *-anē Proto-Germanic *ubanē Proto-West Germanic *obanā Proto-West Germanic *biobanā Old English bufan Old English abūfan Middle English aboven English above From Middle English above, aboven, abuven, from Old English ābufan, onbufan, from on (“on”) + bufan (“over”), (akin to Icelandic ofan (“from above”), Middle Dutch bōven, Old Frisian bova, Middle High German bobene) from bī (“by”) + ufan (“over”); also cognate with Danish oven, Dutch boven, German oben, Swedish ovan, Old Saxon oƀan, Old High German obana. The preposition, the adjective, and the noun derive from the adverb.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"And God said, Let the waters bring foorth aboundantly the mouing creature that hath life, and foule that may flie aboue the earth in the open firmament of heauen." — 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 1:20:

"Then came a maid with hand-bag and shawls, and after her a tall young lady. She stood for a moment holding her skirt above the grimy steps, […] and the light of the reflector fell full upon her." — 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter V, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:

"Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close (less than half a meter) above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them." — 2013 May-June, William E. Conner, “An Acoustic Arms Race”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, pages 206–7:

"Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts," — 1594, Christopher Marlowe, Edward II, act I, scene i:

"At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightnes of the Sunne, shining round about mee, and them which iourneyed with me." — 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 26:13:

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