How to Use put-upon in a Sentence

put-upon

adjective

• Dilbert, the put-upon chronicler of office life, has been given the pink slip.
  — Chris Lamb, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2023
• Eventually, the put-upon Redelmo steals his way across the room and ducks through a doorway.
  — James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2023
• Huller’s performance as the put-upon daughter of a prankster father earned rave reviews, and the actor says Hollywood took interest — but not for long.
  — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 28 Dec. 2023
• Nicholas Hoult stars as a put-upon underling who falls in love with a New Orleans cop (Awkwafina) and decides to take a stand against his controlling employer.
  — Keith Phipps, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2023
• Enrique Duenas is King Arthur’s devoted if put-upon servant Patsy.
  — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
• Sandler plays the devoted but put-upon husband with a delicate balance of compassion and aloofness, and in moments like this, a wounded candor comes through that is oddly touching.
  — Calum Marsh, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2023
• Peter Pan’s closest thing to a hero might be the show within a show’s put-upon stage manager (Chris Leask), who wanders through the background of scenes fixing the lighting and unsticking the actors before being thrust into a starring role himself.
  — Vulture, 19 Apr. 2023
• Revolving around our beloved, put-upon protagonist returning to her deceased father’s homeland to perform one final favor, this threequel is surprisingly lifeless and almost laugh-less.
  — Courtney Howard, Variety, 7 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024