Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

upside down



upside-down


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

A bricklayer who coaches eight-to-12-year-olds, Cordero is using the football fever whipped up by the World Cup to try to bring a little joy to children whose lives were turned upside down by the disaster.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

A nasty spat over a huge collection of allegedly stolen Star Wars Lego sets has turned this quiet suburb upside down.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

"Some caravan awnings came into grief, there were burst and bent poles and we had a gazebo that was upside down and in a very sorry shape," he said.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

Mimicking goggles with his hands turned upside down, the toast of the Tartan Army is raising awareness for his nephew Jack, who needs goggles to play football because of his poor eyesight.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

When I came down the sidewalk, the sky was clearing and two trucks were blocking the road in front of my building, furniture piled in the backs like a house had been turned upside down.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

“We’re living in this upside-down world where departments that were set up for one purpose are acting in a way that’s antithetical to the purpose of the department.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

Last year, Hidden Valley unveiled the first major redesign of its packaging in decades: an upside-down bottle engineered for optimal squeezing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

But this time a Russian team has filled the space with an upside-down tree and experimental sound performances.

From BBC May 6, 2026

Across the Atlantic, meanwhile, the situation appears almost upside-down.

From Salon Feb. 15, 2026

According to his notes, big objects could be unfrozen when two people touched them—just like the upside-down levitating car on Main Street.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training