Upshot is an English word with synonyms like consequence or effect. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Upshot in a sentence
Upshot meaning
- The final result, or outcome of something.
- A concise summary.
- A positive aspect or consequence, often either unexpected or in contrast to other negative aspects.
Synonyms of Upshot
Using Upshot
- The main meaning on this page is: The final result, or outcome of something. | A concise summary. | A positive aspect or consequence, often either unexpected or in contrast to other negative aspects.
- Useful related words include: consequence, effect, outcome, result.
- In the example corpus, upshot often appears in combinations such as: the upshot, upshot is, upshot of.
Context around Upshot
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 16 start, 1 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Upshot
- In this selection, "upshot" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, theodore and stand stand out and add context to how "upshot" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the upshot is that and the upshot was that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "upshot" sits close to words such as abate, aeronautics and affidavits, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with upshot
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The common denominator among these arguments from authority is their upshot: stand down. (13 words)
The upshot is that mass, programmed ignorance threatens 235 years of American democracy. (13 words)
The upshot: The details matter when using derivatives like call options to construct goals-based portfolios. (16 words)
The upshot was an agreement that the rules be changed in a manner that seemed directed specifically at Verstappen, who for some time has employed a defensive tactic in which he holds the inside and forces a rival off track on the exit of the corner. (46 words)
The upshot was relentless cost-cutting, with Reach announcing no fewer than three rounds of cutbacks – in January, March, and most alarmingly in November when the company announced it was looking to shed 450 jobs – including 320 in editorial. (39 words)
After a local fortune teller announces that a certain day will be auspicious for her, she hops a bus to an Atlantic City casino and presses that luck, the upshot of which is that — who knew? (36 words)
After a local fortune teller announces that a certain day will be auspicious for her, she hops a bus to an Atlantic City casino and presses that luck, the upshot of which is that — who knew? (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
The next step will be to scan the frozen scientist in the middle of the vault, revealed to be Dr. Theodore Upshot, who worked closely with Mr. Freeze.
The upshot is that a panic is probably going to come one of these days, and then someone’s going to have to step in and broker a deal quickly.
The upshot is that most people answering Ronald Reagan's vital question 'Are you better off than you were four years ago?' would do so with a resounding 'No'.
The upshot is that the ruling means religious employees may have an easier time getting their companies to accommodate requests.
The upshot is that this Senate race is fraught with possibilities for new and different situations that could make it even more interesting than it now appears.
The upshot of RTÉ’s inaccurate declarations is an impression that I have been less than honest.
The upshot of that is that he doesn't pay a lot of taxes in a lot of years.
The upshot of this is that cash has gone from representing only about 5% of long term debt last year to about 27.5% of debt today.
The upshot of this was an understanding that the e-voting trials did correspond in principal with the wishes of parliament.
The upshot was relentless cost-cutting, with Reach announcing no fewer than three rounds of cutbacks – in January, March, and most alarmingly in November when the company announced it was looking to shed 450 jobs – including 320 in editorial.
The upshot was that a buyer could not be gifted or loaned money by a third party for the sole purpose of purchasing the condo.
The upshot was that they had wiped out City’s narrow advantage by the break and the visitors couldn’t argue in truth.
The upshot was that while Holyrood could subject its own legislation to children’s rights – anything passed by Westminster couldn’t be touched.
I had some wonderful experiences and some awful ones, but the upshot was that I just was not a good fit for Evangelicalism.
The common denominator among these arguments from authority is their upshot: stand down.
The upshot is that mass, programmed ignorance threatens 235 years of American democracy.
The upshot: The details matter when using derivatives like call options to construct goals-based portfolios.
The upshot was an agreement that the rules be changed in a manner that seemed directed specifically at Verstappen, who for some time has employed a defensive tactic in which he holds the inside and forces a rival off track on the exit of the corner.
The upshot was an evolving SR II Viper that could pull a 4.2-second zero-to-60 time and a 12.3-second quarter mile.
After a local fortune teller announces that a certain day will be auspicious for her, she hops a bus to an Atlantic City casino and presses that luck, the upshot of which is that — who knew?
Common combinations with upshot
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the upshot 62×
- upshot is 20×
- upshot of 16×
- upshot was 12×
- upshot the 3×
- an upshot 3×