upside down

Example Sentences

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She helps them recognize developmental moments, such as when a child turns a book upright on their own upon realizing it’s upside down, signaling letter recognition.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

And there can be little argument that PIF's £3.8bn investment over nearly five years turned the pro game upside down.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

So far this year, the Iran war has turned OPEC’s usual production problem upside down.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

"The results are a surprise. They turn our understanding of the evolution of the eye and the brain upside down," says Dan-E Nilsson, professor emeritus in sensory biology at Lund University.

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

I replaced the little stool I’d been carrying upside down on my head with the basket of corn and tucked the stool under my arm.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo