upturn
verb (used with object)
to turn up or over.
had upturned
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past perfectof upturn.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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So some of the smaller huts had upturned rowboats as the rooftops.
From The Verge ● Oct. 16, 2018
Storms and winds had battered at the clayey soil, spade and shovel had upturned it.
From The Debtor A Novel by William Dodge Stevens
And as he looked back at the great square of black earth he had upturned, Sam's eyes flecked with the blue sky and snapped with enthusiasm.
From Over Paradise Ridge A Romance by Maria Thompson Daviess
"And so do I," said I, letting my gaze sink fair into her eyes, which she had upturned to mine.
From A Marriage at Sea by W. Clark (William Clark) Russell
