upturned

Example Sentences

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His upturned eyes express calm wonder as his gaze meets that of the infant Jesus.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Video footage on social media show the aircraft coming to a rest with its nose upturned.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

But for those living in Beijing, the parade has upturned life.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2025

Round a bend, about a furlong from the main road, they met a stout barrier of old farm-carts upturned.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien