upwards

upward

/ (ˈʌpwədz) /

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adverb

from a lower to a higher place, level, condition, etc

towards a higher level, standing, etc

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How to use upwards in a sentence

Using standard methods, the cost of printing DNA could run upwards of a billion dollars or more, depending on the strand.
Design Your Own Dinosaur: The Era of Custom DNA|Justin Jones|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Not surprisingly, rates for recovery vary enormously, from as low as three percent to upwards of 75 percent.
You’re Never ‘Cured’ of an Eating Disorder|Carrie Arnold|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yet the undocumented population remains upwards eleven million.
Legal but Still Poor: The Economic Consequences of Amnesty|Joel Kotkin|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At its height in the 1920s, Terry noted, the Klan wielded real political influence, boasting a membership upwards of four million.
The Klan’s Call to Violence in Ferguson Blows the Lid Off Its Hypocritical Rebrand|Caitlin Dickson|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Currently, elaborate sex toys, including life-like love dolls, can cost upwards of $6,000.
Welcome to Oculus XXX: In-Your-Face 3D is the Future of Porn|Aurora Snow|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The entire city was burnt down, and upwards of 200,000 of the inhabitants perished in the flames.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The last thing—against the skyline—a little column of French soldiers of the line charging back upwards towards the lost redoubt.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
A Naval Officer who has seen her says she is lying in shallow water—6 fathoms—bottom upwards looking like a stranded whale.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
The next sale on Thursday is upwards of 1100 tons, and we expect a little better standard.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
The invested funds of the society to-day amount to upwards of a million, and in 1897 they were £476,000.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow

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