How to Use upstart in a Sentence

upstart

noun

• Where does that leave the upstarts?
  — ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
• But over the last decade, these consumer giants have faced a new threat from upstarts.
  — Amelia Lucas,melissa Repko, CNBC, 7 June 2026
• Some are recent upstarts, while others have been mainstays for decades.
  — Jason Ma, Fortune, 24 May 2026
• The sport’s sloppiest upstart wouldn’t have it any other way.
  — Robert O’Connell, WSJ, 29 Mar. 2023
• The old guard will keep the upstart intimidated for at least a year.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Jan. 2023
• But those upstarts help keep Apple and Samsung on their toes.
  — Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2023
• That’s what can happen when upstarts have a realistic chance to win you over.
  — Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2023
• The good news is the Buccaneers still have two young upstarts who are leading the way.
  — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
• Or will legacy systems and mindsets slow them down to the point at which they are bypassed by upstarts?
  — Chris Perry, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
• That’s all the Pats could generate against the upstart, rugged Fish.
  — Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2022
• The bluebloods have been banished in favor of the scrappy upstarts.
  — Joel Mathis, The Week, 28 Mar. 2023
• Zohran Mamdani, the charming upstart, will be our new mayor.
  — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
• The Ducks may still be seen as an upstart in these playoffs, but there was no question who was the better team.
  — Eric Stephens, New York Times, 1 May 2026
• At the same time, some of the marketers who are thriving are upstarts who cultivate online crowds.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
• It was meant to be the year Gen Z showed their bosses who was in charge—or young upstarts were put in their place.
  — Jane Thier, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2023
• In part, the contest echoes the challenge from populist upstarts faced by mainstream parties around the world.
  — ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
• Major college football has long been a uniquely hostile sport for upstarts.
  — Jason Kirk, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
• The Devils were the young upstarts, looking to ride their young goalie to an upset over the crosstown rivals.
  — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 12 June 2026
• Readers chose plenty of old standbys, but a few impressive upstarts are also on the hot list.
  — Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
• Close observers of the news here say the presence of the upstart has pushed all the outlets in town to up their journalistic games.
  — James Raineystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2023
• The Valkyries have gone from a surprising upstart to looking like a serious threat.
  — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 2 July 2026
• But for now, many of those EV upstarts are also struggling to get gross margins into the black.
  — Kyle Stock, Fortune, 25 Jan. 2024
• There are a number of firms getting in on the action, including big familiar names and plucky upstarts.
  — New Atlas, 7 Feb. 2026
• This will affect the upstarts the most, some of which will probably get gobbled up by larger competitors.
  — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2025
• Bitcoin, which has been plummeting in value, has come to feel less like a rebel upstart, more like an eccentric uncle.
  — James Surowiecki, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2026
• Or could an upstart that prioritizes love and mercy, say, over dominion lure away their customers?
  — Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
• But this is a new world for crypto, one in which digital currencies feel less like rebel upstarts and more like an eccentric uncle.
  — James Surowiecki, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2026
• How that plays out will have major ramifications for how open the ecosystem is to competitors and upstarts.
  — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025
• Musk, who is not above reaching for teenage locker room jokes, posted on Monday a pun targeting the rival upstart.
  — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2022
• But his agent, David Falk, and Jordan’s parents implored him to meet with the running-shoe upstart.
  — Obi Anyanwu, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2022