upturned

Example Sentences

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Instead, she replaced the couch, reinforced the yard and made peace with an upturned lawn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

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

Uploaded by a fan, it's illustrated by a drawing of a girl with her head in an upturned goldfish bowl.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 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

“Better put it back,” said Roger uneasily, and Lyra upturned the skull and dropped the disk back into its immemorial resting place before returning the skull to the shelf.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman