upturn
verb (used with object)
to turn up or over.
have upturned
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present perfectof upturn.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But a few major problems hobbled this project: The amount of tunneling would have upturned more than 30 billion cubic yards of land, leaving behind horrible environmental effects.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2021
Hittite sculptures sometimes have upturned toes, but never so exaggerated.
From Time Magazine Archive
Lagasse would have upturned a whole box of the sweet stuff, and those in his studio audience would have leapt from their seats in ecstasy.
From Time Magazine Archive
To this system belong the sandstones of the Garden of the Gods in Colorado, which later earth movements have upturned with the uplifted mountain flanks.
From The Elements of Geology by William Harmon Norton
