uppermost

• He directed that "since lawful warfare is essentially jihad and since its aim is that the religion is God's entirely and God's word is uppermost, therefore according to all Muslims, those who stand in the way of this aim must be fought." —  Atlas Shrugs
• These bones are three in number, the uppermost is the smallest. —  Surgical Anatomy
• Thus the dorsal surface of the arm and the palmar surface of the hand respectively were uppermost, which is an anatomical impossibility so long as the hand is attached to the arm But might not the hand have become detached after lying in the pond for some time No. —  The Eye of Osiris
• He turned the paper down so as to leave that name uppermost, and sent it to Senator Conkling. —  Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis
• But gladness was uppermost, as I found myself in the saddle and away, with Mr. Thorold by my side; - for once free and alone together; - gladness that kept us both still I think; for we exchanged few words till we were clear of the city and out upon the open country. —  Daisy in the Field

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