upend
verb (used with object)
to set on end, as a barrel or ship.
were upending
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past progressiveof upend.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Waves of boos, angry chants and the steady rhythm of feet pounding on metal seats were upending the graduation ceremony at the University of California, Berkeley.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
Several explained in Spanish that the vending ordinances were upending a food service many residents appreciate and see as part of their heritage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2024
Burdened by hastily packed, bulging suitcases and cast out of their own homes by circumstances that were upending history, they were tiny, vulnerable figures dwarfed by the long roads and huge skies.
From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2023
But the trend lines in general were upending eons of power relations between men and women at the most intimate, domestic level.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2022
Last year, as Google and Samsung were upending the Android smartwatch space, Huawei also announced it was launching the Huawei Watch 3 on a new proprietary operating system called HarmonyOS 2.
From The Verge ● May 18, 2022
