uptilt
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of uptilt
Example Sentences
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What is changed is Olive’s situation at the very close: These stringently non-Hollywood filmmakers have suggested a cheerful, almost-Hollywood uptilt for her life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2018
The photographer has crouched at ground level to take the shot so that she looms larger than life in the frame, the defiant uptilt of her chin emphasised.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 20, 2018
The pressure of her fingers accented the slight uptilt of her brows to elfishness, and her look was introspective.
From The Coast of Chance by Clarence F. Underwood
“I’ll not answer that question,” Lorinda said with a proud uptilt of her chin.
From Whispering Walls by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
The uptilt of her hat revealed to him the warm soft glow of shining coils of brown hair.
From Back to God's Country and Other Stories by James Oliver Curwood
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