1
obsolete
: on the surface : on it
2
obsolete
: thereafter, thereon
Examples of upon in a Sentence
Preposition
He carefully placed the vase upon the table.
They built their city upon a cliff overlooking the sea.
She was seated upon a throne.
an assault upon traditional values
She was admitted to his office immediately upon her arrival.
That kind of behavior is frowned upon.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 3 June 2025
Written on them is the oath that the researchers took upon becoming civil servants, according to one IFPTE member who asked not to be named.
—Joanna Thompson, Space.com, 28 May 2025
In turn, those aerosol particles provide a surface for water vapor to condense upon and form clouds.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2025
Trump and Zelensky later met in Rome at Pope Francis’s funeral, and the mineral deal was agreed upon and signed shortly after that, marking a step forward in the administration’s efforts to end the war.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 7 May 2025
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Preposition
All of which meant Anderson tucked and rolled upon hitting the ground — and executed two perfect somersaults that carried her over the finish line.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 3 June 2025
Written on them is the oath that the researchers took upon becoming civil servants, according to one IFPTE member who asked not to be named.
—Joanna Thompson, Space.com, 28 May 2025
In turn, those aerosol particles provide a surface for water vapor to condense upon and form clouds.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2025
Trump and Zelensky later met in Rome at Pope Francis’s funeral, and the mineral deal was agreed upon and signed shortly after that, marking a step forward in the administration’s efforts to end the war.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 7 May 2025
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“Upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upon. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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