On this page you'll find 20 example sentences with Upturned. You'll also see the meaning, synonyms such as overturned or upset and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Upturned in a sentence
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Upturned meaning
- Turned over; inverted; capsized.
- Turned up at the end.
- Looking upwards, turned upwards.
Synonyms of Upturned
Example sentences (20)
At the allotment I put a piece of shelving between two plastic, upturned buckets and put the seed trays on the shelf.
Blood splatter in the floor could be seen amongst the upturned tables and chairs at the popular Turkish cafe.
My palms upturned to receive the blessing of rain, an electric, mindless happiness thrumming through my body.
The vehicle was reported to police around five hours later as being upturned in the middle of the road with blood around it.
According to a witness, both vehicles upturned, killing two passengers on the spot, while 16 others were critically wounded.
The upturned leaves emit ethylene, a ripening hormone, that can shorten the longevity of your poinsettia’s colorful display.
Television images showed upturned boats on the shore, people wading through knee-deep water and buses crashed into each other.
He wears a wide-brimmed round hat and a long red cloak, and a white fawn is nuzzling his upturned hands.
One man among the passengers became delirious as they all huddled together under the upturned boats.
Over the side, the black foil slices through the water, its upturned tip just piercing the surface.
Most of the actors in are over 70. Actually, it is far from the first time that expected ages in Shakespeare plays have been upturned.
Two of his migrant friends, who also lived on the beach in other upturned boats, have slipped recently onto lorries to return to France.
The back (or "tail") of the board is also upturned to enable backwards (or "switch") riding.
Major took his campaign onto the streets, delivering many addresses from an upturned soapbox as he had done in his days on Lambeth Council.
The front (or "nose") of the board is upturned to help the board glide over uneven snow.
The minority leader said the elections indicated that the democratic achievements made by the PDP administration since 1999 are being upturned.
Mr Warne of Thornham, Norfolk, said he then turned his attention to the upturned Land Rover without realising that it was being driven by Philip.
A police search operation has ended successfully after an unmanned, upturned kayak was found in waters off Surf Beach today (Monday, December 11).
Roads were caked in mud, foliage and various debris, including an upturned armchair.
Kathleen Jamie described it in a two-line aphorism: “An upturned boat/a watershed”.
Common combinations with upturned
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an upturned 8×
- the upturned 7×
- upturned to 3×
- upturned boats 3×
- upturned tables 2×
- and upturned 2×
- being upturned 2×
- has upturned 2×
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The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word upturned. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.