bottom up
Example Sentences
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"Planets form from the bottom up, by sticking small-scale planetesimals together. But forming a planet at the edge of the instability zone would be like trying to stick snowflakes together in a hurricane," he said.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026
"We've had a 'no see, no hear' policy for about 10 years and we decided, rather than change the whole school, that we would try from the bottom up", head teacher Leanne Symonds says.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
The U.S. financial system is strongest when trust naturally flows from the bottom up.
From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025
Coleman agonized as he drove through the neighborhood on Thursday and passed burned buildings and utility poles singed from the bottom up, suspended by the power lines.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2025
Denna gave the remains of her apple a speculative look, then began to eat it from the bottom up.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
