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

Here are real-life examples of using "uptown": We're taking a class on disaster preparedness uptown.

Uptown Meaning

/ˈʌptaʊn/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounThe residential part of a city, away from the commercial center.

nounThe commercial center of town (in Charlotte, North Carolina).

Sentence Examples

We're taking a class on disaster preparedness uptown.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

None

Antonyms:

downtown

CEFR Practice Quiz

After the concert, we took a subway train heading ____, away from the city center.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

He works in an office building ____, so he has to take the subway for about twenty minutes today.

Word Origin & History

Charlotte: In use since the 1890s. The name's popularity faded in the 1930s but was revived in 1973.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Charlotte / Douglas International Airport, a U.S. Air hub, is about twenty minutes from uptown and is the[…]" — 1997 09, Cities of the United States: The South, Gale Cengage, →ISBN:

"Charlotte has a number of museums that give visitors an insider's perspective on the region, most of which are […] in uptown, and the Mint Museum of Art, 2730 Randolph Rd., […]" — 2004 December 13, Let's Go Inc., Let's Go 2005 USA: With Coverage of Canada, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page 411:

"She's been living in her uptown world / I bet she's never had a backstreet guy" — 1983, Billy Joel, “Uptown Girl”:

"Thus when he raised hell and got a toilet in uptown Charlotte for Negroes, he was not regarded as an agitator but as a public-spirited citizen." — 1956, The Nation - Volume 182, page 188:

"[…] he was operating a mobile unit in uptown Charlotte when he received a call at approximately 7:00 p.m. […]" — 1975, North Carolina. Supreme Court, North Carolina Reports: Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of North Carolina, page 259:

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