upsetter

Example Sentences

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A dependable upsetter of expectations, Ramsay tries something completely different here, pushing an actor to the very edge of mania and dislocation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2025

“She’s very guarded and protective of her own world, and I think she sees me as a potential upsetter of that,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2021

The famous upsetter she has been compared to, Buster Douglas, lost his title immediately after stunning Mike Tyson and never fought a match of importance again.

From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2015

He is beholden to no one place or style, an upsetter of norms before, and an upsetter of norms now.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2014

“So the more he talk to me, the more and more upsetter he’s getting for no cause atall. So when he finally leave, I’m standing there scratching my head wondering what’s plaguing him.”

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis