Examples of upend in a Sentence
He upended the bicycle to fix its flat tire.
I upended the bucket to use as a stool.
The security inspector upended my bag and dumped everything out.
A giant wave upended the surfers.
The midfielder was upended before he got the ball.
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For decades, startups have tried and failed to upend how Americans buy and sell homes.
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Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
The incident underscored many of the dangers of AI, a nascent technology that critics and tech evangelists both say could upend the global economy and cause significant social upheaval along the way.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 12 July 2025
Led by entrepreneur Sam Altman, OpenAI upended the tech industry with the launch of its AI chatbot ChatGPT in late 2022.
—Kenrick Cai, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Ensuing generations have grown up with their own fears: Terrorism, climate change, and now AI are upending life across the globe, and nuclear war might seem more like a historical curiosity than a concrete threat.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
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Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
The incident underscored many of the dangers of AI, a nascent technology that critics and tech evangelists both say could upend the global economy and cause significant social upheaval along the way.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 12 July 2025
Led by entrepreneur Sam Altman, OpenAI upended the tech industry with the launch of its AI chatbot ChatGPT in late 2022.
—Kenrick Cai, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Ensuing generations have grown up with their own fears: Terrorism, climate change, and now AI are upending life across the globe, and nuclear war might seem more like a historical curiosity than a concrete threat.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
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“Upend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upend. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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upend
verb
up·end
ˌə-ˈpend 
: to set, stand, or rise on end
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