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How to use the word upsets in a Sentence?

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The thing that upsets me the most is just seeing these young kids... what are their chances of surviving ? A lot of the young men will have to fight without military experience. The hardest part is knowing that these people who love Ukraine the most are ones who will die first, it's hard to watch the city and everything that we built the last 30 years get bombed and destroyed in front of our eyes.

– Alex Podebryis

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Split ticket voters have largely disappeared, voters are voting for party, which means lesser known challengers are getting a boost and upsets to even well-funded, relatively popular incumbent party Members of Congress are possible.

– Bill McInturff

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I don't know if I was necessarily surprised. It's not how I wanted to go out, the thing that upsets me the most about that is I didn't get a chance to say goodbye to my team. And I'd worked with them for three and a half years, in the trenches. Building an agency, putting CISA on the national stage. And I love that team. And I didn't get a chance to say goodbye, so that's what I'm most upset about.

– Christopher Krebs

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Evil offends justice and justice upsets evil.

– Ryan Pack

added by anonymous
3 years ago

A liberal society stands on the proposition that we should all take seriously the idea that we might be wrong. This means we must place no one, including ourselves, beyond the reach of criticism (no final say); it means that we must allow people to err, even where the error offends and upsets, as it often will.

– Jonathan Rauch

added by Normando
4 years ago

I am female, I am biologically female, and it really upsets me... I don't care if [ my surgery ] was cosmetic. I'm glad it was. Because I want to, when I look at my body I want to identify with it as my gender.

– Lesley Holroyd

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Every meeting has the ability for Jay Powell to say something that upsets markets a little bit.

– Arthur Hogan

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Ambassador Khalilzad is still obviously making his way around the region, talking to folks, and I haven't gotten the latest update from him, but negotiations in some ways are still ongoing, so I don't want to say anything that gets in front of that or upsets that process.

– Mark Esper

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

It really upsets me I cant cuddle my grandchildren or pick them up.

– Jenny MacKenzie

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

Or is it not ? We never saw that, it upsets me because I see her doing that now, and I wish she would have done that back then.

– Renata Espinoza

Found on CNN
5 years ago

I think (the seeds going out) it's way more positive than negative for women's tennis, i hope that men's tennis goes that way where we see more upsets. It's great to follow Federer and Nadal, but I think 16 seeds would shake up the men's draw.

– Mats Wilander

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

This may not lead to further primary upsets, and yes, Crowley ran a lackluster race, and turnout out was low, but whether voters meant to send a national message or not, one has been received.

– Douglas Heye

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

I'm young, so I might as well stay on court and practise a little bit, it's the best, a five-set match. It is the first time Alexander Zverev has reached the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam and Alexander Zverev will face Austrian seventh seed Dominic Thiem, who beat Japan's Kei Nishikori 6-2 6-0 5-7 6-4. Nishikori took his only break point opportunity to claim the third set but Thiem, twice Roland Garros semi-finalist, regained control in the fourth. Former champion Novak Djokovic never looked in trouble as he booked a 12th quarter-final appearance in Paris with a 6-3 6-4 6-2 win over Spanish veteran Fernando Verdasco. French Open runner-up Madison Keys advanced to the last eight without dropping a set, defeating Romania's Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-1 6-4. Up next for Keys is Kazakh Yulia Putintseva, who upset 26th seed Czech Barbora Strycova 6-4 6-3. American Stephens sprinted past Estonian Anett Kontaveit 6-2 6-0 to set up a potential semi-final meeting with Keys, whom Anett Kontaveit beat in last year's U.S. Open final. Highlights from day eight( all times GMT :. Play was suspended due to fading light, with Russian Daria Kasatkina leading 7-6( 5) 3-3 against second-seeded Caroline Wozniacki. Zverev's days of living dangerously go on. Roland Garros ready for' legendary' match against Zverev in Paris. Djokovic tames Verdasco to reach last eight. Italian Cecchinato upsets Goffin to reach last eight. American Stephens and Keys on collision course after overcoming French Open hump. Alexander Zverev rocks on by living on the edge. Keys enjoys Sunday stroll into French quarters. Djokovic douses Verdasco fire, unhappy with courts. Impressive Thiem downs Nishikori to set up Alexander Zverev clash. Serena and Sharapova ready to sharpen the edge. Impressive Putintseva stuns Czech Barbora Strycova 6-4 6-3 to reach Paris quarters. Italian Marco Cecchinato, who had never won a Grand Slam match before this week, beat eighth-seeded Belgian David Goffin 7-5 4-6 6-0 6-3 to reach Grand Slam first major quarter-final. At world number 72, Marco Cecchinato becomes the lowest-ranked man to reach the last eight in Paris since Latvian Ernests Gulbis( ranked 80) in 2008. He will next face 2016 champion Novak Djokovic for a place in the final four.

– Alexander Zverev

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

The state of emergency only affects terrorists. Now it's preventing labor strikes, such as the Bursa strike, which we stopped right away. It's a struggle against terrorism, when our business people say the state of emergency should be lifted, it upsets us... We will continue extending it for the peace of our country, yes we will, for the 10th time if necessary.

– President Tayyip Erdogan

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

This is the problem with the leaking, this is actually a terrible thing. Let’s say I ’m firing Michael Short today. The fact that you guys know about it before he does really upsets me as a human being and as a Roman Catholic.

– Anthony Scaramucci

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

This is the problem with the leaking, this is actually a terrible thing. Let’s say I ’m Anthony Scaramucci today. The fact that you guys know about it before he does really upsets me as a human being and as a Roman Catholic.

– Anthony Scaramucci

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

This is the problem with the leaking, this is actually a terrible thing. Let’s say I’m firing Michael Short today. The fact that you guys know about it before he does really upsets me as a human being and as a Roman Catholic.

– Anthony Scaramucci

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

American Serena Williams is American Serena Williams, more with American Serena Williams than other girls it is American Serena Williams power. American Serena Williams has a great serve, unless there's some really young ones coming through that cause upsets, you can't see any reason why American Serena Williams shouldn't.

– Margaret Court

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I wasn't surprised (by the upsets), it is normal, everyone is fighting like crazy because it's the last grand slam (of the year).

– Simona Halep

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The U.S. government has made it clear in several recent whistleblower cases that it sees unauthorized communications with journalists about national security as tantamount to espionage, basically, this upsets the traditional methods of newsgathering, where some level of access to sensitive information -- even some unauthorized access to classified information -- is necessary to fully inform the American public of what their government is up to.

– Gregg Leslie

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I don't think Greece is going to be the thing that upsets this market.

– Uri Landesman

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It upsets me that most parents today are so overly protective of their kids, probably stunting their growth and confidence. And I am appalled that police are treating parents, who trust their kids and give them some room, like criminals.

– Abigail Rose Solomon

Found on CNN
9 years ago

I think they are old enough to go to the park without me ! it upsets me that most parents today are so overly protective of their kids, probably stunting their growth and confidence. And I am appalled that police are treating parents, who trust their kids and give them some room, like criminals.

– Abigail Rose Solomon

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Angkor Wat is the most famous sacred ... temple in Cambodia, where everyone not only tourists but also Cambodians themselves has to pay respect, it definitely upsets me and all Cambodians, because outsiders will think we Cambodian people are careless and do not take good care of this World Heritage (site) by allowing these tourists to do such an unacceptable act.

– Rattanak Te

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

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