upended

Example Sentences

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Soaring oil and gas prices have upended many household budgets in recent months.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

The scandal shook the country and upended the career of Kim Soo-hyun, who is a household name in South Korea.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

A defeat in the case for OpenAI could have upended its business model and reverberated to all the businesses that have come to rely on its success—Microsoft and Oracle perhaps the most.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The global energy landscape is shifting rapidly, upended by an end to predictable market access and a largely stable geopolitical backdrop that had dominated for much of the last decade.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Carefully we slid my coat under the overturned basket, then upended it.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate