How to Use uptick in a Sentence
uptick
noun-
He’s seen a small uptick in passengers since the train opened.
— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024 -
Despite the lack of consensus on the cause of that uptick, there are some clear trends.
— Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024 -
This year, those same seats saw a slight uptick to $3,310 for nine Panthers home games.
— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2024 -
August’s uptick was the largest one-month increase since June 2022.
— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 14 Sep. 2023 -
But any sort of wave would in all likelihood lead to an uptick in deaths, too.
— Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2022 -
What’s your reaction to the uptick in speed climbs on these mountains?
— Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 6 Dec. 2022 -
And at midyear, there was no sign of an uptick in North Texas office space demand.
— Steve Brown, Dallas News, 5 July 2023 -
The slaying comes as cops try to get a handle on an uptick in murders and assaults in and around Times Square.
— Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 9 July 2024 -
So far this year, the Miami area has seen an uptick in the number of homes that sold for $10 million or more.
— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2024 -
Milwaukee, like much of the nation, has seen an uptick in youth being harmed by guns since 2020.
— Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 21 May 2024 -
Most people don't bother to look up the type of plane they are booked to fly, although there was an uptick after flight 1282.
— CBS News, 26 Jan. 2024 -
One of the key ways to see an uptick in productivity is utilizing the right tools to take some of the load off your plate.
— Jasmine Browley, Essence, 13 Sep. 2023 -
The median sale price for U.S. homes spiked this month, the biggest uptick since October 2022.
— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2024 -
This uptick in new-home sales could mean the home price correction on the new-construction side is losing steam.
— Lance Lambert, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2023 -
The song has seen an uptick in streams as criticism continues.
— Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 31 July 2023 -
Aldi’s cottage cheese sales saw an uptick of 14% as a result of the TikTok favorite.
— Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2023 -
The Eagles said there has been an uptick in fan support from both students and people who live in Fremont.
— Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2024 -
The biggest uptick in crime levels came from carjackings at 82%.
— Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 10 Jan. 2024 -
Now, thanks to a marked uptick in bourbon tourism, visitors are coming for the bourbon and staying for the culture.
— Maggie Kimberl, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2024 -
Meta will likely receive the biggest uptick in users and revenue if TikTok is banned.
— Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023 -
Still, the district saw a 10 percent uptick in the number of workers over the past three years, with revenue growing by 29 percent.
— Angelica Mari, WIRED, 30 June 2023 -
The uptick follows a four-week pullback in the average rate, which has mostly hovered around 7% this year.
— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 July 2024 -
Some businesses saw an uptick from the tens of thousands of visitors.
— Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 19 July 2024 -
In terms of actual breast cancer cases, the uptick isn’t that drastic.
— Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 23 Mar. 2023 -
With an uptick in the intensity forecast comes an increase in the storm surge forecast.
— Elisa Raffa, CNN, 4 Aug. 2024 -
The uptick in safety occurred throughout the city, with fewer shootings in all five boroughs.
— The Editorial Board, WSJ, 5 Jan. 2024 -
All the Orange County facilities have seen upticks of the virus in wastewater.
— Sam Ogozalek, Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2024 -
This can be traced to the uptick in student loan debt, which is at $1.75 trillion according to Nerdwallet.
— Jasmine Browley, Essence, 26 June 2023 -
Thom Elliot, the cofounder of Pizza Pilgrims, has observed an uptick in the number of diners in his restaurants on Sundays.
— Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 7 Oct. 2024 -
The episode’s audience will most likely continue to grow in the 30-day window, albeit much slower than that initial uptick.
— Katie Campione, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024
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