Example Sentences

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The teenagers are believed to have upset their employer.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

But some of China’s efforts to stimulate home buying have upset one of the country’s most vocal constituencies: existing homeowners.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2024

He also pressed Ms Vennells on how fallout from the scandal could have upset the Royal Mail stock market flotation in 2013.

From BBC • May 24, 2024

Several other modern issues have upset the meadow’s balance in recent years, including the pandemic slowdown.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2023

“Sir, ah, we seem to have upset Colonel Walton. He has just reminded me that he is the senior artillery officer in this Corps.”

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara