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upturned

[uhp-turnd, uhp-turnd] / ʌpˈtɜrnd, ˈʌpˌtɜrnd /
ADJECTIVE
overturned
Synonyms


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

A few have Asian-inspired elements like flared or upturned columns or dormers, while others incorporate floral motifs and stained glass.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 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

They waited, a row of upturned, cold-cut faces.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell