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

In 2001, during the museum’s earliest days, Germany was a more upbeat and decorous land.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

While Mr. Guimarães’s story is upbeat, it’s not a simple paean to the joys of becoming an American.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

"The Fitzroy has passed with flying colours," an upbeat Crisafulli told parliament.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

I try not to look past him at Courtney and Jupiter, who are currently slow-dancing...despite the upbeat Drake song currently throbbing through the speakers.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone

“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