upend
verb (used with object)
to set on end, as a barrel or ship.
had been upending
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past perfect progressiveof upend.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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When I visited Puerto Rico last February, the pandemic had been upending norms for nearly a year.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 6, 2022
