Upon is an English word of 4 letters. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Upon in a sentence
Upon meaning
A higher-register or more formal alternative to on in most, though not all, prepositional uses.
Using Upon
- The main meaning on this page is: A higher-register or more formal alternative to on in most, though not all, prepositional uses.
- In the example corpus, upon often appears in combinations such as: upon the, based upon, and upon.
Context around Upon
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 11 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Upon
- In this selection, "upon" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, blessings, prayers, guilty, muhammad, ibrahim and earth stand out and add context to how "upon" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and sit upon god s, are contingent upon an athlete, depends upon, depend upon and thousands upon. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "upon" sits close to words such as pandemic, london and training, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with upon
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The first happened upon me before I happened upon it. (10 words)
Upon being called, a lord must rise and declare "guilty, upon my honour" or "not guilty, upon my honour". (19 words)
It prohibits deals that are contingent upon an athlete’s enrollment at a certain school or upon athletic performance. (19 words)
Upon comparing notes in thewaiting room we learned that all of us had been told to come at 3 p.m.Upon our arrival we settled down for a long wait, for Dr. Walmsley tooka strong personal interest in his patients. (41 words)
But Bryan first wished to tie the silver question to a greater cause:sfnsfn Upon which side will the Democratic Party fight; upon the side of "the idle holders of idle capital" or upon the side of "the struggling masses"? (40 words)
But they must first say farewell to their regular lives, which include eldest daughter Nina's (Zoe Colletti) frowned-upon relationship with her college boyfriend and son Kyle's (Van Crosby) even more frowned-upon pro-gaming hobby. (38 words)
But Bryan first wished to tie the silver question to a greater cause:sfnsfn Upon which side will the Democratic Party fight; upon the side of "the idle holders of idle capital" or upon the side of "the struggling masses"? (40 words)
The prophet declares this when he says, "He hath founded it upon the seas, and prepared it upon the floods."1416 And again: "To him who hath founded the earth upon the waters."1417 What sayest thou? (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad, just as You sent blessings upon Ibrahim and upon the family of Ibrahim.
O Allah, send prayers upon Muhammad and the followers of Muhammad, just as You sent prayers upon Ibrahim and upon the followers of Ibrahim, verily you are full of praise and majesty.
But Bryan first wished to tie the silver question to a greater cause:sfnsfn Upon which side will the Democratic Party fight; upon the side of "the idle holders of idle capital" or upon the side of "the struggling masses"?
The probable attack upon the families and capture of the herds were in that event counted upon to strike consternation in the hearts of the warriors, and were elements for success upon which General Custer fully counted.
The prophet declares this when he says, "He hath founded it upon the seas, and prepared it upon the floods."1416 And again: "To him who hath founded the earth upon the waters."1417 What sayest thou?
The state of monarchy is the supremest thing upon earth, for kings are not only God's lieutenants upon earth and sit upon God's throne, but even by God himself they are called gods.
Upon being called, a lord must rise and declare "guilty, upon my honour" or "not guilty, upon my honour".
And, though drunkeness does fully explain the horrors that have been committed upon the people of Ukraine, it does form part of the picture of the terror that has been reaped upon the civilian population.
But they must first say farewell to their regular lives, which include eldest daughter Nina's (Zoe Colletti) frowned-upon relationship with her college boyfriend and son Kyle's (Van Crosby) even more frowned-upon pro-gaming hobby.
Even though our Sunday School children didn’t litter the carpet with the palms(remember, they’re Presbyterians), I reflected upon the time palms were strewn upon Jerusalem’s main thoroughfare two thousand years ago.
In this decisive and crucial hour, it behoves upon Chamisa the person to enhance the moment and not to impede it; to fertilize and not to barrenize the land upon which the moment is ensconced.
It prohibits deals that are contingent upon an athlete’s enrollment at a certain school or upon athletic performance.
May the Almighty's face shine upon you, and may the blessings of His Holy sabbath rest upon you.
Occasionally, the Canadian Conservation Institute would be called upon to perform scientific analysis upon certain items that were offered for sale to one museum or another.
On Whitehall, a protester was filmed bellowing in Arabic 'God's curse be upon the Jews' and 'God's curse upon Israel'.
That means that we’re much more reliant upon those sea lanes, which in turn means we’re much more reliant upon the rules of the road, the global rules-based order.
The assailants, upon arrival, called out for him and, upon identification, shot him dead in front of his wife.
The first happened upon me before I happened upon it.
This clearly amounts to casting reflections upon Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, which breaches upon their privileges and also tantamounts to contempt of the house.
Upon comparing notes in thewaiting room we learned that all of us had been told to come at 3 p.m.Upon our arrival we settled down for a long wait, for Dr. Walmsley tooka strong personal interest in his patients.
Phrases with upon
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with upon
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: