How to Use upend in a Sentence

upend

verb
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Synonyms for upendnext
  • I upended the bucket to use as a stool.
  • A giant wave upended the surfers.
  • He upended the bicycle to fix its flat tire.
  • The midfielder was upended before he got the ball.
  • The security inspector upended my bag and dumped everything out.
  • What’s the next move for the right-wing Supremes in their attempts to upend everything?
    — Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2024
  • On top of all that, a force of nature is threatening to upend their lives.
    — Jen Yamato, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Training for a run like that would take months and upend normal life.
    — Christopher Solomon, Outside Online, 16 May 2022
  • Still, the high cost of child care has upended the careers of even those with college degrees.
    — Moriah Balingit, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2024
  • That this was the guy that could ... upend electoral history.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Much has been made of how Gen Z is upending food and beverage norms.
    — Kate Bernot, Bon Appétit, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Counting out a partner might upend your whole life plan.
    — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Early on in the movie, Vikander’s Virginia upends the household.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2024
  • Yet a massive change is afoot that threatens to upend this supply chain and jolt prices for sweets, skin-care products and herbal medicines.
    — Mumbi Gitau, Fortune Europe, 27 Feb. 2024
  • For decades, threats to the U.S.-led order were limited to a handful of rogue states with little power to upend it.
    — Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
  • The most recent numbers seemed to upend that hope, with prices rising for goods across the board, led by sharp jumps in the costs of energy and groceries.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2022
  • The new research upends these ideas, suggesting the forts were more likely built to support trade and travel.
    — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The move threatens to upend $400 million worth of business for Nvidia, according to the filing.
    — Michelle Toh, CNN, 1 Sep. 2022
  • And while Joe Biden plans to run for reelection, a twist of fate could upend the 2024 race and send Democrats scrambling to enter a primary.
    — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 25 Feb. 2023
  • For state scientists who have been working to help salmon, the Park fire could upend their long-term strategy.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024
  • The banks and other card issuers that reap some of those fees have argued that changing the routing rules could upend the credit-card business.
    — Annamaria Andriotis, WSJ, 30 Sep. 2022
  • The outcome could totally upend how real estate agents get paid, and how homes are sold.
    — Rachel Kurzius, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
  • And then there’s AI, the tech that’s (allegedly) going to upend everything.
    — David Goldman, CNN, 8 Oct. 2024
  • In the near term, things will remain red, yellow, and green, but this white light concept proves that AVs will one day upend every aspect of driving in the U.S. and throughout the world.
    — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Meaning that one swing vote could upend decades of court rulings in overwhelming support of Roe v. Wade.
    — Vangela M. Wade, Time, 17 May 2022
  • Heavy rain and roaring gusts delayed play on Friday and Saturday in 2023 and managed to upend a couple of pine trees.
    — Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The shield laws upend the usual telemedicine model, under which out-of-state health providers must be licensed in the states where patients are located.
    — Pam Belluck, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024
  • That leaves Decatur and Cullman to fight it out for the remaining spot - though upsets later in the season could upend this scenario. ...
    — al, 12 Sep. 2023
  • This is the part of the industry most likely to be upended by generative AI.
    — Adam Clair, Vox, 5 Aug. 2024
  • When a new patron on the app threatens to upend his favorite role — as the pretend father to a young girl — the main character must confront the walls he’s put up, and look back onto his own history of connection.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024

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