How to Use upon in a Sentence

upon

preposition

• They built their city upon a cliff overlooking the sea.
• He carefully placed the vase upon the table.
• She was seated upon a throne.
• That kind of behavior is frowned upon.
• She was admitted to his office immediately upon her arrival.
• Don’t waste the chance to have truths, great and small, burst upon you.
  — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2019
• The magic of the city seemed to explode upon my return.
  — Natalie Decleve, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Oct. 2017
• Once upon a time there was soap and water to wash your face.
  — Amber Rambharose, Glamour, 22 Feb. 2018
• Copies of the book, signed upon request, will be sold at the program.
  — cleveland.com, 31 Aug. 2019
• The biggest shopping week of the year is upon us—get your lists and gift guides out!
  — Sarah Madaus, SELF, 29 Nov. 2019
• Our hope is that people upon watching the movie will want to own these pieces.
  — Jen Ortiz, Marie Claire, 10 July 2018
• And the crisis that was averted in April may be upon them again.
  — Jon Lender, courant.com, 5 May 2018
• Viewers know what such forces look like when they are loosed upon the world.
  — M.s., The Economist, 27 Aug. 2019
• The Prize has evolved over the past few years, many of its changes brought upon by the pandemic.
  — José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2023
• From tortoise check prints to funky swirls, the era of the avant basics has brought upon many a fun pattern to choose from.
  — Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 8 Feb. 2022
• Critics counter that the new law is both too vague and too toothless to help put-upon workers.
  — The Economist, 11 June 2020
• This won’t be the last time that Garoppolo will be called upon to win a game.
  — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 17 Nov. 2019
• As stones rained death upon him, Stephen could smile and bow at the applause of heaven.
  — Loren A. Yadon, idahostatesman, 12 July 2018
• All of this has led, inarguably, to hundreds upon hundreds of deaths.
  — Mattathias Schwartz, Daily Intelligencer, 22 Dec. 2017
• In fact, the team that once upon a time couldn’t even agree which language to speak on the field, is better than fine.
  — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 23 June 2018
• The Royals, who once upon a time owned the best farm system in baseball, have no one on the list.
  — Maria Torres, kansascity, 18 Feb. 2018
• Don’t let the changes others embark upon stifle your plans.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2019
• So Felt takes it upon himself go another route — to the press.
  — Lindsey Bahr, idahostatesman, 26 Oct. 2017
• The two girls were pronounced dead upon the arrival of emergency crews.
  — Robert A. Cronkleton, kansascity, 5 July 2018
• But there’s no agreed-upon funding amount yet — and not even a draft of the legislation.
  — Nicholas Florko, STAT, 2 Mar. 2020
• View this post on Instagram When the sky falls down upon them.
  — Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, 13 May 2019
• Guests will even be able to upload their own artwork and photos to cozy up their room upon arrival.
  — Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2017
• Sit, eat, drink, be the same as everyone else and go along with the leaders ideas or it would be frowned upon.
  — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2018
• He cannot be relied upon to lead Chelsea's attack in the future.
  — SI.com, 17 Sep. 2019
• But the others need to be just as capable when called upon to keep things from being top-heavy.
  — Stephen Means, cleveland, 20 Mar. 2022

Last Updated: 9 Apr 2024