How do you use Upending in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like inversion or motion, plus the exact meaning.
Upending meaning
present participle and gerund of upend
Using Upending
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of upend
- Useful related words include: inversion, motion, movement, move.
- In the example corpus, upending often appears in combinations such as: upending the, is upending, for upending.
Context around Upending
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 13 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Upending
- In this selection, "upending" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, date, red, generation, longstanding, plans and previous stand out and add context to how "upending" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 7 where upending accepted notions and by upending lives it. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "upending" sits close to words such as abdulrazaq, adan and adolphus, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with upending
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
So, the virus upending that is tragic. (7 words)
By upending lives, it has also underlined our interconnectedness and shared destiny. (12 words)
Christian Nørgaard reached for the agricultural playbook to do so when upending Díaz. (13 words)
And just as the virus has altered every facet of life in the United States, it is upending the time-honored rhythms of summer at the Jersey Shore, a 130-mile stretch of coastline that is equal parts economic engine and cultural touchstone. (43 words)
But there Dr. Fauci was, meeting with me and my comrades, branded radical homosexuals, to discuss our policy proposal for upending longstanding Food and Drug Administration strictures against public access to drugs before they are approved. (36 words)
The upending of Lester's status as a star of the show forms the basis of the conflict that would drive subsequent episodes, with Lester inadvertently being upstaged by Betty despite Lester's downright evil meddling. (36 words)
What was it like for you to play an agent of chaos, upending the plot everywhere she goes? (18 words)
Example sentences (20)
A member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party lashes out at President Isaac Herzog for his speech urging a compromise to the government’s plans for upending the judicial system.
But recent data analysis suggests younger generations are upending one of the stickiest assumptions in politics.
But there Dr. Fauci was, meeting with me and my comrades, branded radical homosexuals, to discuss our policy proposal for upending longstanding Food and Drug Administration strictures against public access to drugs before they are approved.
More than 2.2 billion iPhones have been sold to date, upending the entire smartphone market.
Sundar Pichai, the chief executive of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, recently declared a “code red,” upending plans and jump-starting A.I. development.
The new study shows that a parasitic mutation can occur within a species and across a single generation, upending previous hypotheses that such transitions take thousands of years or longer.
This includes seemingly fated lovers not ending up together after all, weak characters rising to the occasion, or certain choices completely upending established dynamics.
Underdog TCU stunned Michigan and pretty much everybody outside of the Fort Worth city limits, upending Big Ten champion Michigan 51-45 in the College Football Playoffs at the Fiesta Bowl.
What was it like for you to play an agent of chaos, upending the plot everywhere she goes?
Christian Nørgaard reached for the agricultural playbook to do so when upending Díaz.
Experts at the Egyptian Meteorological Authority worry this summer will be even more brutal than last year, upending commodities and agriculture while wreaking havoc on daily life.
In our dystopian world post-October 7, where upending accepted notions has become the norm, Israeli art now imitates a dystopian life.
Opponents have cast this as a radical expansion of rights, an upending of girls sports, and a way for children to receive gender-affirming surgery without parental approval.
The Supreme Court on Friday overturned a landmark 40-year-old decision that gave federal agencies broad regulatory power, upending their authority to issue regulations unless Congress has spoken clearly.
The upending of Lester's status as a star of the show forms the basis of the conflict that would drive subsequent episodes, with Lester inadvertently being upstaged by Betty despite Lester's downright evil meddling.
And just as the virus has altered every facet of life in the United States, it is upending the time-honored rhythms of summer at the Jersey Shore, a 130-mile stretch of coastline that is equal parts economic engine and cultural touchstone.
But rogue voters—of which there have been quite a few over the years—pick another candidate, someone who didn’t run, hoping to trigger a procedural vote in Congress, thus upending the presidential election.
By upending lives, it has also underlined our interconnectedness and shared destiny.
Market Research Foundation’s analysts are preparing to do their part to help us understand this “upending,” too.
So, the virus upending that is tragic.
Common combinations with upending
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- upending the 10×
- is upending 5×
- for upending 4×
- upending our 3×
- upending of 2×
- upending their 2×
- by upending 2×