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
It evokes a thatched hut, a giant upturned basket and, especially, a vacant, human-size cage—a trap in want of prey.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
Still, it’s nice to have a sweeping view of the first film’s prosthetic makeup: the Cowardly Lion’s upturned nostrils, the Scarecrow’s baggy jowls, the real horses painted purple and red with Jell-O.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025
The figure was then shown posing for a photograph in front of the upturned vehicle.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2025
His black eyes roved over their upturned faces, lingering for a fraction of a second longer on Harry’s than anyone else’s.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
