Definition of upturn
: to turn upward
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Examples of upturn in a Sentence
at this point the road upturns steeply, the trees become scarcer, and the valley unfolds before you
Recent Examples of upturn from the Web
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While putting the cocktail together, Sanchez upturns the serving glass over a piece of smoldering wood to capture a bit more smoke.
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John Irving’s The Cider House Rules was the novel that upturned my belief system and probably altered the whole course of my life.
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What happened in Santa Fe was just the latest in a seemingly endless string of shootings at schools, churches and movie theaters — places where Americans’ routines have been upturned with sudden gunfire and tragedy.
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That all changed Thursday, May 3, when Woerishofer-Breitwish and her family had their lives upturned when they were forced to evacuate their home because of lava flowing from volcano eruptions in Pahoa.
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Arizona scored three times in the inning and created enough distance to capture this series and leave the Dodgers' process upturned.
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The temperance movement is upturned by drinking songs and free beer passed out by the dandy minions.
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When upturned, what is normally an M for McDonald's becomes a W for women.
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As Vallhonrat tells it, craft beer makers aren’t looking to upturn the system.
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First Known Use of upturn
1567
Definition of upturn
: an upward turn especially toward better conditions or higher prices
Recent Examples of upturn from the Web
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Fears of a global trade war are already weighing on investor confidence and could hinder the global economic upturn.
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With only ten matches left of the Premier League season, the Baggies are in desperate need of an upturn in form as soon as possible.
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Yet Tesla’s chief executive, Elon Musk, once again said the company was on the verge of a decisive upturn.
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About 1,200 staffers stood waiting outside the company’s Innovation Center in Menomonee Falls to cheer the executive, who has led Kohl’s recent upturn after what one director called the retail industry’s most turbulent and difficult years ever.
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Drug deaths involving fentanyl more than doubled from 2015 to 2016, accompanied by an upturn in deaths involving cocaine and methamphetamines.
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However, there is no guarantee that talks would find common ground between the two sides, nor lead to any lasting upturn in ties.
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The Frenchman, who has enjoyed an upturn in form recently, limped off early in the second half and was substituted for Tom Davies, but Everton boss Sam Allardyce is hopeful the key midfielder will be fit for Saturday.
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The upturn in trading was not the only good news for Goldman.
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First Known Use of upturn
1864
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Definition of upturn for Students
upturned;
upturning
: to turn upward or up or over
Definition of upturn for Students
: an upward turning (as toward better conditions)
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