Editorial »

How to use the word UPBEAT in a Sentence?

Sample usage from literary quotes and the newswire.

Filter by category:

35 results found

He has visited with the team a few times but he still gets winded very easily. He’s upbeat and positive and ready to continue to overcome this.

Jordon Rooney

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I'm upbeat and optimistic, but the Democrats' fundraising [ advantage ] is concerning. You would think big The GOP donors would learn by now that elections have consequences.

Scott Reed

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Once I rolled into Iowa, you just feel this positive energy, they’re very caring. Everybody’s upbeat.

Des Moines

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

We thought that neuroticism would have likely gone one of two ways, either preferring sad music to express their loneliness or preferring upbeat music to shift their mood. Actually, on average, they seem to prefer more intense musical styles, which perhaps reflects inner angst and frustration, that was surprising but people use music in different ways -- some might use it for catharsis, others to change their mood. We'll be looking into that in more detail.

David Greenberg

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I think that what's happening seriously is a COVID malaise, i really believe that if we had been beating the disease this holiday season, people would be upbeat … It's something that preoccupies everybody. With … the uncertainties of the disease I think that the country's in a very sour mood and Joe Biden['s] … misfortune is [being] on the receiving end of that.

Geraldo Rivera

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

He’s remaining positive and upbeat, but it's a punitive measure, it's a prison within a prison.

Daniel Kelly

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I thought being cold and wet was going to be the hardest part of hiking the Appalachian Trail. But in actuality, it was the mental game of motivating and keeping an upbeat attitude to help Harvey stay positive and enjoy his hike.

Joshua Sutton via AP

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The news caused a stir. But the question of whether a woman could win the presidency was clearly on voters' minds, and it would come up in debates and town halls, when asked, I always told an upbeat story about why I believed success was within our grasp, but I was under no illusion -- I knew that winning would be an uphill battle.

Elizabeth Warren

Found on CNN
3 years ago

2021 is certainly going to feel more upbeat than 2020 did, but I think there will also be some disappointment, if people are thinking Times Square, by the summer, is going to look like Times Square we all know and love, that's probably not going to be the case.

Douglas Hercher

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The upbeat messages — it's nice to hear, but then when you're struggling, if you have a cutback at your job, there's always that bleed-over and that could dull the reception, the thing that garners the most attention, obviously, is the iPhone and some of the media products, but... it can be a little excessive after a while.

William Stofega

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Time will tell if companies should be more vigilant about expansion plans and limit inventories and capex in the current environment where the economic outlook remains highly uncertain, the economy isn't back to normal regardless of what these upbeat surveys of purchasing manager executives are telling us.

Chris Rupkey

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Then came Rio Olympics. United States ' Missy Franklin had never been through anything like Rio Olympics before. There were plenty of tears, even as United States ' Missy Franklin tried to maintain United States ' Missy Franklin smiling, upbeat facade. It was brutal, United States ' Missy Franklin recalled. You are literally on the biggest stage in the world and falling short of every single goal youve set for yourself. You truly feel like youre embarrassing yourself. Yet, that was when United States ' Missy Franklin found something deep inside, something United States ' Missy Franklin always hoped was there but wouldnt really know until she went through such a trying ordeal. Its really easy to inspire people in success and when youre doing well. Its really hard to inspire people when youre failing, when youre falling on your butt, now I have to show up and be that person I always said I wanted to be in a situation like this. While this has been a solitary journey in many ways, Franklins husband has helped greatly in easing the transition from competitive swimming. When his wife-to-be was contemplating whether to have another surgery, he pointed out that there were far more important things still to come, that had nothing to do with being a star athlete. Theres always going to be a part of me thats still working through it, still reflecting and seeing what else I can take away from it.

United States

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

Markets are showing some signs of tiring of the steady drip feed of upbeat comments from U.S. officials and no signs of a final agreement looking likely.

Robert Rennie

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

It's odd that (the president) was so upbeat with (Chinese Vice-Premier) Liu He and yet we still don't have the Dec. 15 tariffs taken off the table.

Derek Scissors

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The revenue and EPS beat, coupled with upbeat commentary in release should lift the stock, as expectations were low.

Steve Koenig

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

These policies will be influential to maintain the upbeat onshore sentiment that has driven a strong rebound in the A-share market.

Tai Hui

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Key points for the markets this week will be how the remaining U.S. corporate earnings releases turn out, and whether they are in line with recent upbeat data, while corporate earnings and fundamentals remain key, political developments, notably the U.S.-China trade situation, remain potential risk factors.

Junichi Ishikawa

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

We are much more upbeat about J&J today than we were six months ago, we definitely think it's an attractive investment opportunity.

David Katz

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Sutherland Springs’s just not a problem to us, we know exactly where the family is, and Sutherland Springs’s not going to be long until we ’ll both be there, he said. And we’re really sort of looking forward to Sutherland Springs. Crystal Holcombes were upbeat and full of good humor during a telephone interview, and they are not an exception in this deeply evangelical part of Texas. What is so striking about relatives and friends of the 26 victims of the church shooting in Sutherland Springs is that they all believe good will come from this act of evil and that their loved ones are now safe for eternity, and breathing again, with God. Psychologists say such deep faith can help families deal with such a ghastly event. Even so, they warn that leaning too heavily on one’s religious beliefs can stunt the natural grieving period and result in post-traumatic stress later.

Bryan Holcombe

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

The long-term growth outlook is upbeat, as Amazon slowly takes away traditional retail's last competitive advantage - instant gratification - and rides the AWS cloud secular growth theme.

Gene Munster

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

Upbeat U.S. stocks and the yen's weakening are continuing to push the Nikkei higher, the Bank of England may have gone against expectations by standing pat on monetary policy, but it did leave the door open for a rate cut in August and spared the markets from confusion.

Masahiro Ichikawa

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

We're very upbeat about credit demand, but we'll have to see how the capitalization of banks evolves and whether it can keep apace with this appetite for credit.

Sergio Galvan

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The upbeat CPI report is leading Treasuries given that inflation is one of the key variable that will drive the evolution of the tightening cycle.

Matthias Rusinski

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

She always has a good spin on things, and I admire her tenacity and her upbeat message.

Blythe Danner

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Discuss these sample sentences with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for UPBEAT? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Word of the Day

    Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

    Please enter your email address:



    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Definitions.net

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    find repugnant
    A abide
    B elaborate
    C famish
    D abhor