upbeat

At the center of the hall, a series of DJs oversaw a dance floor and kept the mood relentlessly upbeat.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

And a sobering note to a story that’s been upbeat most of the way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Friday's upbeat curtain-raising session featured eight finals over three hours and brought victories for several global stars including Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Yaroslava Mahuchikh and Masai Russell.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

There’s a positively stock-like disagreement now, with some worried and others relaxed or even upbeat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

“Oh, of course,” I reply, trying to hide my disappointment behind something that I hope sounds upbeat.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

“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