How to Use uptick in a Sentence
uptick
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But this seemed to be more than an uptick; this felt like a jump.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2022
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He’s seen a small uptick in passengers since the train opened.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
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All that said, Şengün should still see an uptick in minutes in Year 2.
—Morten Jensen, Forbes, 16 June 2022
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Despite the lack of consensus on the cause of that uptick, there are some clear trends.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
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This year, those same seats saw a slight uptick to $3,310 for nine Panthers home games.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2024
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August’s uptick was the largest one-month increase since June 2022.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 14 Sep. 2023
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The glimmers of shine and sparkle fits in with the uptick of dressier denim silhouettes.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Jan. 2025
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But an uptick in exports to Asia helped make up for a large chunk of those losses.
—Julia Horowitz, CNN, 26 June 2022
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But any sort of wave would in all likelihood lead to an uptick in deaths, too.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2022
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The uptick in violence in 2017, Boh said, was a tipping point.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2022
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For the first time in a long time, the state of filmmaking in Arkansas seems to be on a slight uptick.
—Al Topich Special To The Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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What’s your reaction to the uptick in speed climbs on these mountains?
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 6 Dec. 2022
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And at midyear, there was no sign of an uptick in North Texas office space demand.
—Steve Brown, Dallas News, 5 July 2023
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Zia has seen a notable uptick in interest in the story over the past few years.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 June 2022
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The news regarding this case comes during an uptick in monkepox cases around the world and in the U.S.
—Madison Smalstig, The Indianapolis Star, 19 June 2022
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The 2022 fifth-round pick out of Boise State has seen an uptick in his production year after year.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
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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
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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
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In a Tweet, Braxton cited the uptick in hate speech as her reason for logging off.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2022
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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
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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
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Not all have been at five-on-five, but the uptick in production is encouraging for the Rangers.
—Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
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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
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The hue may also be due to an uptick in the enzymes these cells produce, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 6 Sep. 2022
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Access to health care may not be the only factor behind this uptick.
—Karen Dobos, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2025
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The credit union began to see an uptick in early August.
—Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2022
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This uptick from Karlaftis is hard to miss when perusing the numbers.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
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But his past two outings have been his most productive of the year, so perhaps the recent uptick in yardage is a sign of what’s to come.
—Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Oct. 2022
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According to Google Trends, search interest in Orioles vintage wear has seen an uptick over each of the past five summers.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2025
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Yields on government have seen a slight uptick as stock momentum leads investors to own equities over stocks.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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