UPHEAVAL in a Sentence

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Example sentences for UPHEAVAL, such as:

1. Jean Valjean at that very moment was the prey of a terrible upheaval.
2. He had dwelt in a land of strange, squalling upheavals and had come forth.
3. However, if a compromise cannot be found soon, political upheaval is unavoidable.

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 Meanings and Examples of UPHEAVAL
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
upheaval
 n.  violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
Classic Sentence:
1  He could not think at all, he was stunned; yet he knew that in the mighty upheaval that had taken place in his soul, a new man had been born.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 29
2  Jean Valjean at that very moment was the prey of a terrible upheaval.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 15: CHAPTER I—A DRINKER IS A BABBLER
3  His fervid imagination was stirred as never before, by the tramp of armies, the blood and dust of battle, and the wail and whirl of social upheaval.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
Context  Highlight   In X
4  Suddenly the waters around them slowly swelled in broad circles; then quickly upheaved, as if sideways sliding from a submerged berg of ice, swiftly rising to the surface.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 135. The Chase.—Third Day.
5  He had dwelt in a land of strange, squalling upheavals and had come forth.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 24
Example Sentence:
1  However, if a compromise cannot be found soon, political upheaval is unavoidable.
2  The loss of his high-paying job caused enormous domestic upheaval.