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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When his young son Walter (Roman Griffin Davis) and Walter’s cat upend the performance with their unruly behavior, Charles’s wife, Catherine (Thurman), persuades Charles not to punish the kid but instead to use the opportunity to teach him about Jesus (Isaac).—Chris Deville, The Atlantic, 6 July 2025 The Supreme Court’s ruling restricting judges’ ability to constrain Trump is likely to upend how litigation against the administration plays out going forward.—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025 Before long, his life is plagued by a series of mysterious, sinister incidents that threaten to upend his success and bring about a most violent demise.—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 July 2025 Then a misdemeanor assault charge in 2020 upended her life.—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for upend
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