upheaval
Example Sentences
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Tasked this campaign with bringing through a cohort of talented youngsters after a summer of upheaval, coach Kasper Hjulmand changed course as he sensed the chance of silverware.
From Barron's
What it says about America: Amid protest and upheaval, America embraced catharsis and connection in its pop music.
Price represents the societal upheaval that Turturro’s character rejects and it’s not too much of a stretch to say he’s the kind of callow 20-something who would rather watch AI slop than “Josephine.”
From Los Angeles Times
The city was undergoing one of its frequent episodes of political upheaval, and someone warned him that his life might be in danger, so he sought refuge in Venice.
SRH shelved the asylum seeker plan, and was reported in the Liverpool Echo at the time to have withdrawn from the plan when it became clear the "upheaval to tenants was too great".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
