How to Use on the upside in a Sentence

on the upside

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  • There is not a hard cap on the upside for the equity portion.
    Jesse Pound, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2024
  • The Bears are betting on the upside of some of these signings.
    Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 31 Mar. 2022
  • But on the upside, even a small fish fry with your family can be more of an event than just a meal.
    Jack Hennessy, Outdoor Life, 2 Mar. 2021
  • And on the upside, at least their security costs have been reduced.
    Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 16 Aug. 2020
  • Though on the upside, the dip wasn’t as bad as that of last month, or of the three consecutive months before that.
    Andrew Weaver, Outside Online, 10 June 2022
  • The same inverse relationship does not work on the upside as fear is a much stronger emotion than greed.
    Todd Gordon, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The Giants are betting on the upside of a bullpen that has already been strip-mined of talent.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • These companies tend to move two to three times faster than the metal itself—both on the upside and downside.
    Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • However, on the upside, when the Moon is in your sign, your luck is slightly improved.
    Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Traffic can get pretty crazy during peak times, though on the upside, there’s free parking available.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
  • The Bulls are high on the upside of Giddey and have won eight of their past 10 games overall.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Retail sales were stronger than expected in July and are likely to surprise on the upside again.
    Orphe Divounguy | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Sep. 2024
  • Well, on the upside, someone is going to demystify Mastodon for us today.
    Wired Staff, WIRED, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Government data on housing inflation lags the real world on the upside and downside.
    Bill Stone, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Many smaller firms haven’t been participating on the upside as the broader market, held up by the tech giants, has rallied.
    Isabelle Lee, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Yet, company earnings have surprised on the upside, largely thanks to price rises that have matched or exceeded rising costs.
    William Boston, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Focusing on the upside potential, therefore, may house the secret to overcoming stress.
    Chris Carosa, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
  • These internal measures can give us a sense of when a trend in the market, either on the upside or downside, is overextended and primed for a reversal.
    Katie Stockton, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The market has been focused on the upside, with Nvidia shares up more than 220% since the March 2023 lows.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Obviously, these purchases are expensive—but on the upside, interest rates are low!
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 3 Aug. 2021
  • Outsiders who have long despaired of German rigidity find themselves in the strange position of being surprised on the upside.
    The Economist, 11 June 2020
  • But on the upside, by choosing November as his starting month, Frank did get one extra check for $2,488.
    Tom Margenau, Dallas News, 20 Nov. 2022
  • Jane Siskin, cofounder and chief executive officer of Cinq à Sept, commented on the upside of the deal.
    Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
  • If inflation continues to surprise on the upside, experts say, the rate cuts will come later in 2024 and be more limited.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 20 Mar. 2024
  • When the last nine presidents announced their bids, only three had ratings in the Gallup Poll on the upside of 50%, and two of those ended up losing.
    Susan Page, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2023
  • But on the upside, data technologies are opening up new opportunities to track and reduce climate-damaging emissions.
    Alan Murray, Fortune, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Of course, on the upside, fall also brings that annual explosion of fall foliage that adorns calendar covers and fills tour buses with leaf-peeping tourists and their expendable dollars each year.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Hiring also rebounded in the fourth quarter, while layoffs declined slightly, another boost to the argument that revisions could surprise on the upside.
    Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Instead of ordering ahead of time, Foreman added, retailers could wait to see how the season plays out, then put pressure on vendors to replenish their inventory if consumers surprise them on the upside.
    Alex Vuocolo, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The stock has still outperformed the broader market this year, jumping 39%, and analysts polled by LSEG are optimistic on the upside.
    Pia Singh, CNBC, 22 Nov. 2025

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