upheaval
Example Sentences
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Recorded in a period of personal upheaval, the record is full of slashing guitar lines and scorched-earth vocals.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
“If the adviser is bending because they need to increase the number of clients at all costs, or there’s upheaval or maybe high turnover at their firm, that’s not good,” Krueger said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
It’s been his routine for decades, through all manner of upheaval and events — social, political, natural and man-made.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
McDermott, who ran German software giant SAP before joining ServiceNow in 2019, must guide the company through the most significant technological upheaval in the volatile history of software.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
“I married her when I was feeling vulnerable; I had a lot of upheaval in my life at the time.”
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Vocabulary lists containing upheaval
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