upbeat
optimistic; happy; cheerful: television dramas with predictably upbeat endings.
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How to use upbeat in a sentence
On Clorox’s most recent quarterly investor conference call in August, incoming CEO Linda Rendle and her C-suite colleagues had mostly upbeat news to share.
How Clorox’s new CEO plans to turn disinfectant wipes into future wins | Phil Wahba | October 21, 2020 | FortuneMurph has a simultaneously upbeat and realistic view of our work-from-home experiment.
Get your head rightWhile they might not keep you alive in the same ways as shelter and water, an upbeat positive attitude and a generous streak of mental toughness can be literal lifesavers under the dire circumstances of a survival situation.
The 10-step guide to survival in an emergency | By Tim MacWelch/Outdoor Life | September 29, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThey all provided upbeat-to-enthusiastic testimonials, with one characterizing it as a “game-changer.”
Facebook launches free ‘paid online events’ for SMBs and others | Greg Sterling | August 14, 2020 | Search Engine LandI’m not a restaurant critic to be sure, but the food was fresh and fantastic, served by an upbeat and energetic staff.
You know what Dupont needed? A Nordic restaurant | Brock Thompson | August 12, 2020 | Washington Blade
And despite the good scholarship the authors have managed to retain the buoyancy and upbeat air attendant on most comics.
Walking around Freetown as he speaks to me on the phone, the typically upbeat Pratt sounds frustrated.
Was Flying Hero Doctor With Ebola to the U.S. the Wrong Call? | Abby Haglage | November 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe simultaneously upbeat and sentimental ode to friendship is equal parts funk, trance, pop, and R&B.
The Swedish Queen of Soulful Pop: Mapei Won’t Wait for You to Listen | Caitlin Dickson | October 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe is determined to fulfill his mission of Christian charity, it appears, and he remains resolutely upbeat.
Fleeing Israeli Troops, Gaza Muslims Find Refuge in a Christian Church | Jesse Rosenfeld | July 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf anything, they suggest that Funke was feeling upbeat, rather than beaten down by her critics.
A College Student’s Death Is Now a Talking Point About Porn | Emily Shire | May 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for upbeat
/ (ˈʌpˌbiːt) /
music
a usually unaccented beat, esp the last in a bar
the upward gesture of a conductor's baton indicating this: Compare downbeat
an upward trend (in prosperity, etc)
informal marked by cheerfulness or optimism
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