How to Use upside down in a Sentence

upside down

adverb

• You hung the picture upside down!
• The baby was holding the book upside down.
• To remove the plant, turn the pot upside down and tap gently on the bottom to loosen it.
• In the blink of an eye, our world can be turned upside down.
  — Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 21 July 2023
• But his life would be turned upside down before the end of the night.
  — April Helms, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2023
• At farms across the nation, the Dutch flag hangs upside down as a sign of protest.
  — Mike Corder, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Mar. 2023
• Place the skillet upside down on the top rack of your hot oven for one hour.
  — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2023
• Hill turned that game upside down as a rookie with the Chiefs.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2023
• Take a quarter, put it upside down, and stick it inside the tread.
  — Annie Gabillet, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2023
• This part of the bracket was turned upside down as the top two seeds were sent home on the first weekend.
  — Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2023
• The photo shows the cellphone stuck to the lid upside down with the camera facing out.
  — Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
• Sloths hang from trees and do most of their business upside down.
  — Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
• The processes of how they’re formed on a chip must be turned upside down.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Mar. 2023
• Photos of the crash site showed the bus upside down, partly crushed and emitting a plume of smoke.
  — Sammy Westfall, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023
• Start by turning the keyboard upside down and give it a good shake.
  — Ken Colburn, The Arizona Republic, 16 July 2023
• Tie the stems together and hang upside down away from light.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 20 Mar. 2023
• Music can soothe the savage child, and turn frowns upside down.
  — Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 25 Aug. 2023
• If dropped upside down, the box would likely spill all of its contents.
  — Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2024
• Then, hang the cut stems upside down in a dry area with good airflow until the fruits, leaves, and stems are dry.
  — Marissa Wu, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2023
• Jonathan Vigliotti: In less than 24 hours, your world was turned upside down.
  — Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2023
• Tannahill, now jerked upside down, would mewl and scream and clamber down a wall.
  — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2023
• That may be wise in a weather world that sometimes seems upside down.
  — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2023
• The car made more than six barrel rolls and came to a stop upside down up against a tire barrier.
  — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 11 July 2023
• Dump hot water out, turn the glass upside down and cover the cold, hard butter.
  — People Staff, Peoplemag, 6 Nov. 2023
• But the Heat quickly turned Felipe’s frown upside down.
  — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2023
• To keep her core strong, Halle does sit ups and crunches while hanging upside down.
  — Women's Health, 21 Feb. 2023
• In a split second your world gets turn upside down for no good reason.
  — Daniella Silva, NBC News, 27 Oct. 2023
• In a split second your world gets turned upside down for no good reason.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2023
• The big spot in this match came when Montez Ford hung upside down and dove from the top of the Chamber like Spiderman.
  — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2023
• According to Tunnell, the dragons live on top of the water and float upside down.
  — Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024