upbeat

Microsoft’s stock just logged its best three-day performance in 26 years, showing how investors are looking at the company in a new light following its recent upbeat financial results.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

The 47-year-old composer exudes an infectiously upbeat energy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Although the economy lost some momentum in the quarter, analysts and policymakers remained upbeat about export-led growth for the rest of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

The former Manchester mayor comes off as a gregarious, upbeat fellow with an admittedly nerdy overlay.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

He placed the laptop into my open palms and left the room, whistling an upbeat tune.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

“He took care with short notes that shouldn’t be hurried over, and with upbeats, which can be more important than downbeats — all the things that magic is made of.”

From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2017

An unusually upbeat beginning to the festival, then, or at least it would have been were Dennehy's upbeats more easily distinguished from his down.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 19, 2012

Tuesday’s first set began as the album does: with “España,” a kinetic concoction set in 5/4 meter, its springy melody hitting the upbeats in a minor scale.

From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2011

The first important bebop drummers, of which he was one, used silences and moderation and self-imposed restrictions to make their sneaked upbeats pop more vividly.

From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2010

Turnage was lucky to find an ideal conductor in David Robertson, a musician both consistently upbeat and unfailingly precise with his upbeats.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 27, 2010