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

In his case, he had an upturned neck guard.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2025

On Tuesday, a small boat belonging to two missing fishermen was found upturned near the 800 block of Paseo Del Mar in Palos Verdes Estates.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2024

I pretended that I’d never come home from school to an empty house, drawers opened, furniture upturned, doors hanging from their hinges.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler