upbeat
Example Sentences
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"We've got football news - we call it soccer - the rest of the world calls it football," says anchor Bob Ley in an upbeat delivery to the camera.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
“Orange County” is my particular favorite track; it feels light and upbeat with some whistling throughout — yet lyrically explores grief while also giving this feeling of hope in the darkness.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
He gave an upbeat speech to supporters on Tuesday night as votes were getting tallied.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
Huang "will set the tone today, with a typical upbeat and highly positive outlook set to go down", Chris Weston of Pepperstone said.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
He was upbeat, relentlessly so, in a way that only an American of his kind could be, and there was an infantile quality to this that she found admirable and repulsive.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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