upset
Example Sentences
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The sound of boos has not been uncommon in recent weeks or previous editions of the World Championship, with crowds supporting the underdog in the hope of an upset.
From BBC
“First Amendment protection that rises and falls depending on how upset students become at a professor’s message is little protection at all,” Judge Bress writes.
"It's been very upsetting in this limbo state, waiting for news. The family are known and loved locally so it's a really difficult time."
From BBC
“I’m just happy it turned out that we won it because it was so upsetting for a little bit,” Baffert said.
From Los Angeles Times
The unions are upset because the mailings provide a ready-made response letter.
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