Upheaval

//ʌpˈhiː.vəl//

"Upheaval" in a Sentence (7 examples)

The country was in a state of upheaval.

The Industrial Revolution caused a great upheaval in society.

Last week's financial upheaval hit Wall Street, the nation and the world pretty hard, but many people in New York kept their tough, impervious, can-do attitude alive and well.

That upheaval greatly accelerated Mary's brother's baldness.

The transition from communism to a market economy and democratic governance was challenging for Albania, with economic instability and social upheaval.

Scotland's bottleneck junction between the West and East Coast main lines at Carstairs will be the site of major upheaval until the end of May, while £164 million worth of improvements are carried out.

Since that upheaval Wales have won just once in seven games, beating Northern Ireland in the Nations Cup last May.

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