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upswept

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verb

past tense of upsweep

Examples of upswept in a Sentence

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Ryan Nelson renders upswept hair with precisely inked lines in his depiction of a woman that focuses on her bouffant. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2022 Even Taylor-Joy's upswept hair, a sort of softer version of a beehive styled by Gregory Russell, is giving me principal ballerina vibes. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 16 Jan. 2023 My particular example comes with a red-and-gold chrome fuel tank to match its gleaming engine and upswept exhausts, tapping further into the bike’s 1960s heritage. Charlie Thomas, Robb Report, 18 Nov. 2022 His silver-white hair, as always, was upswept neatly from ear to ear, and his manner was as even and pleasant as his appearance. Adam Nayman, The New Yorker, 3 June 2022 See all Example Sentences for upswept 

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“Upswept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upswept. Accessed 18 Sep. 2024.

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