How to Use upheaval in a Sentence

upheaval

noun

• The island was created by an upheaval of the ocean floor.
• The lake was formed by geologic upheaval.
• The civil rights movement marked a period of social upheaval in the U.S.
• And so all of these places of upheaval were sending people out, away.
  — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Feb. 2024
• For many, this period of upheaval came with both pros and cons.
  — Sally Percy, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
• The fifth fair took place in 1967, a year of seismic cultural upheaval.
  — Gillian Bagwell, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Sep. 2023
• The sudden upheaval in Cadillac-think stems from two sources.
  — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 10 Feb. 2023
• At the start of 2023, the U.S. housing market was still in a state of upheaval, but experts were optimistic that the tides were turning.
  — Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2024
• There was, however, a fair bit of upheaval in the most recent rankings.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2023
• But the book also details Ford’s life after the confirmation: the death threats, the upheaval, the backlash.
  — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
• By once again raising rates, Miller said, the Fed appears to be taking the stance that the banking sector upheaval will be contained.
  — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2023
• Politics Beckons The civil rights movement brought upheaval to the South in the early 1960s.
  — Katharine Q. Seelye, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2023
• Looking through their findings, one thing’s for sure: from the threat of war to the impact of AI, there is a lot of upheaval and uncertainty on the horizon.
  — Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2023
• Apart from the emotional upheaval, Watts is struggling to pay the medical and legal bills that have mounted in the past few months.
  — Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
• One thing that seems clear to me is that the kind of upheaval playing out in the country of my birth would be almost unthinkable in America.
  — Catherine Poisson, CNN, 23 Mar. 2023
• This part of West Africa has experienced profound upheaval since the last full-scale Flintlock took place in 2020.
  — John Ismay Kenny Holston, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2023
• The district also has been the scene of political upheaval.
  — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Dec. 2023
• India’s new citizenship law sparks anger and unrest The upheaval left the law’s fate in limbo.
  — Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
• New Zealand straddles the boundary of two tectonic plates and as a result is in a constant state of upheaval.
  — Bill Morris, Discover Magazine, 24 Apr. 2023
• All three upheavals were caused by the same group, Climate Defiance, which a now-30-year-old activist named Michael Greenberg founded in the spring.
  — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023
• The question is whether the shake-ups are isolated to the two businesses in question or a signal of more upheaval to come in the AI industry.
  — Verne Kopytoff, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024
• Despite the current upheaval, Winters still backs China in the future.
  — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2024
• Whether a shift from French will take hold depends on the Malian regime’s political fortunes during a time of upheaval in the Sahel.
  — Shera Avi-Yonah, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2023
• For Palestinians, the terrible upheaval also planted the seeds of a new struggle that would continue to the present day.
  — Jean-Pierre Filiu, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2024
• On the other end of the spectrum, thanks to years of upheaval and uncertainty, diners are craving comfort.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2024
• At that point, the smaller body is completely torn apart by cataclysmic upheaval.
  — Brynn Tannehill, The New Republic, 15 Mar. 2023
• Yet, with 11 dead and no killer in custody, the Suffolk County Police Department went through an upheaval that would have a lasting impact on the case.
  — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 14 July 2023
• One of them is Sandy Jo MacArthur, who came up through the department during a period of upheaval in the late 1990s and eventually rose to the rank of assistant chief.
  — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
• The Killers released a statement on social media regarding the crowd upheaval at Tuesday’s show.
  — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2023
• Yes, the shutdown cornerback is still a vital part of limiting the passing game, but edge rushers cause greater upheaval.
  — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024