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

Steel ribs encase the viewer, giving one the feeling of being in an upturned ship, as a soundtrack that ranges from gospel singing to mechanical clicks plays in the background.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 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

Still, it’s nice to have a sweeping view of the first film’s prosthetic makeup: the Cowardly Lion’s upturned nostrils, the Scarecrow’s baggy jowls, the real horses painted purple and red with Jell-O.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

A few troops were attempting to right the upturned whaler.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan