"They built their city upon a cliff overlooking the sea.",
"She was seated upon a throne.",
"an assault upon traditional values",
"She was admitted to his office immediately upon her arrival.",
"That kind of behavior is frowned upon .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"While the government does not define a mass shooting and there is no single, universally agreed- upon definition, many researchers define the term as one shooting in which four or more people are injured. \u2014 Ashley Remkus | Aremkus@al.com, al , 18 June 2022",
"George gives it a good go, though, and Westman brings an unfailing optimism to a put- upon character. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 12 May 2022",
"The team announced Thursday that the seven-year extension that Ramirez agreed upon on April 6 is now official. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 14 Apr. 2022",
"But Moscow insisted that those elements could be agreed upon only as part of a package that addressed Russia\u2019s central demands. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
"With Short cast, attention turned to finding an actor for the other lead role, Clifford\u2019s put- upon uncle, Martin Daniels. \u2014 Rob Turbovsky, Vulture , 26 July 2021",
"The tenor Jamez McCorkle, the mezzo Deborah Nansteel and the bass-baritone Brandon Cedel were steady, sonorous presences as the main characters\u2019 much put- upon romantic partners. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Mar. 2022",
"This brought upon a decrease in aggregate demand (the total demand for goods and services within the economy) and set in motion a three-quarter economic decline. \u2014 al , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Fans of all ages filled up the iconic halls of MSG to get a feel of some vintage energy that was brought upon by some of the best R&B acts ever to grace the stage. \u2014 Mark Elibert, Billboard , 27 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Preposition",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8p\u00e4n",
"-\u02c8p\u00e4n",
"\u0259-\u02c8p\u022fn"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"against",
"on"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105320",
"type":[
"adverb",
"preposition"
]
},
"upon/on someone's return":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": when someone returns or returned":[
"Upon/on his return , he found a note taped to the door.",
"\u2014 often + from She became sick on her return from America."
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142918"
},
"upon further review of":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": after spending more time looking at and thinking about (something)":[
"Upon further review of your situation, we have decided to grant your request."
