upturned
Example Sentences
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Video footage on social media show the aircraft coming to a rest with its nose upturned.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
It evokes a thatched hut, a giant upturned basket and, especially, a vacant, human-size cage—a trap in want of prey.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
Successive face-lifts have finally erased the original’s daft, Cheshire Cat smile, formed by the grille’s upturned corners.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 25, 2025
A fire investigation report concluded the blaze had been started by either a discarded cigarette or upturned tealight and spread due to the rubbish on the floor.
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2025
“Charlestown,” he answered, settling on an upturned barrel.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
