Upwards means: Towards a (higher) position closer to the sky than the ground. Related words include upward or downward. Below you'll find 20 example sentences showing how to use Upwards in practice.
Upwards meaning
- Towards a (higher) position closer to the sky than the ground.
- To a higher figure or amount.
- Towards something which is higher in order, larger, superior etc.
Example sentences (20)
The prices of leading cryptocurrencies took another downturn this week after briefly inching upwards the week before.
On June 20, 2022, some parts of the city were inundated by upwards of 60 millimetres of rain in under two hours.
The Mouttet Mile, a Grade One event for three-year-olds and upwards going a mile, carries a purse of over $23 million.
When I last checked, there were upwards of 70 different gender identities being used by people in the trans community.
As the water flows over the surface of the foil it creates an upwards force, lifting the boat out of the water.
He has developed very nicely each of his years on the Heights already and I expect that upwards trajectory to continue.
Wild tigers have been roaming the planet for upwards of a million years—about 600,000 years longer than humans.
I was shooting upwards, on a long exposure with a tripod, trying to get some stars and the colour of the fire.
This maintains the upwards momentum for longer and lets Doomfist fly farther than just a regular Seismic Slam.
We purchased a package of Borlotti Romano seeds from West Coast Seeds, which can grow upwards of 20 feet high.
Now, with the Shah Rukh Khan starrer set to cross today, the superstar will be climbing one position upwards.
The potential fuel savings are absolutely unignorable, as the five-speed models can achieve upwards of 70 miles per gallon.
These often carry a hefty price tag, usually upwards of 700 Gold, so new and free-to-play players are advised to stay clear.
A one percent, although reports it has later stumbled upwards to hit the giddy heights of two percent.
Her designs sparked a mass market-boom in mini skirts, with hemlines starting just above the knee but steadily creeping upwards.
Commercial-scale chip plants cost upwards of £10 billion and construction takes at least three years.
Last month saw upwards of 500,000 people across public and private sectors taking to the picket line.
Such incentives promise to draw a broader audience, pushing the token’s potential valuation upwards.
It travelled upwards and even without the binoculars, Murray could see flashes of light in the cloud – which started to spread out.
Tickets for this unmissable show are priced at AED 299 upwards, and the show runs from 7PM to 12AM.
Common combinations with upwards
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- upwards of 101×
- and upwards 12×
- upwards and 10×
- for upwards 9×
- cost upwards 7×
- upwards in 7×
- to upwards 6×
- an upwards 5×
- upwards trajectory 5×
- trending upwards 5×
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About these examples
The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word upwards. 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.