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Examples of upend in a Sentence
He upended the bicycle to fix its flat tire.
I upended the bucket to use as a stool.
The security inspector upended my bag and dumped everything out.
A giant wave upended the surfers.
The midfielder was upended before he got the ball.
Recent Examples on the Web
The measure upends the future of an app that claims 170 million users in the United States and that touches virtually every aspect of American life.
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Cecilia Kang, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Still, the high cost of child care has upended the careers of even those with college degrees.
—Moriah Balingit, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2024
But Donald upended that normal with his decision to retire last month.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 23 Apr. 2024
For decades, threats to the U.S.-led order were limited to a handful of rogue states with little power to upend it.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Justice can be slow Rosen also insists that the ever-slowing pace of resolution of capital cases requires upending every death sentence.
—Ron Matthias, The Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2024
The new plan will roll out over five years and is based on lessons learned from the COVID pandemic, which took millions of lives and upended the global economy.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 16 Apr. 2024
Heavy rain and roaring gusts delayed play on Friday and Saturday in 2023 and managed to upend a couple of pine trees.
—Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2024
Contemporary selections such as Boafo and White Hawk emphasize and sometimes upend ideas in the collection.
—Kriston Capps, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
Cecilia Kang, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Still, the high cost of child care has upended the careers of even those with college degrees.
—Moriah Balingit, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2024
But Donald upended that normal with his decision to retire last month.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 23 Apr. 2024
For decades, threats to the U.S.-led order were limited to a handful of rogue states with little power to upend it.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Justice can be slow Rosen also insists that the ever-slowing pace of resolution of capital cases requires upending every death sentence.
—Ron Matthias, The Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2024
The new plan will roll out over five years and is based on lessons learned from the COVID pandemic, which took millions of lives and upended the global economy.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 16 Apr. 2024
Heavy rain and roaring gusts delayed play on Friday and Saturday in 2023 and managed to upend a couple of pine trees.
—Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2024
Contemporary selections such as Boafo and White Hawk emphasize and sometimes upend ideas in the collection.
—Kriston Capps, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Upend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upend. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
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upend
verb
up·end
ˌə-ˈpend 
: to set, stand, or rise on end
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