How to Use right side up in a Sentence

right side up

adverb
  • Turn the cake out and set it right side up on a cake plate.
    Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Cool the cake in the pan, turn it out and set it right side up on a cake plate.
    Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The first car eventually came to a stop right side up as smoke rose from the wreck.
    Alex Sundby, CBS News, 31 May 2023
  • The pie remained right side up and appeared to be unharmed.
    Dennis Romero, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2023
  • It should always be kept right side up to avoid leaking.
    Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 26 July 2023
  • To provide clearance for the washer and bolt on the bottom, glue the lid of the bottom tin, right side up, to the bottom.
    Laurren Welch, Country Living, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Lightly dampen the fabric, then lay it flat, right side up, and place your egg in the center.
    Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Let cool in the pans on wire racks for 10 minutes, then invert the pans onto the racks, lift off the pans, turn the layers right side up, and let cool completely.
    Sophie Dweck, townandcountrymag.com, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Upside down, right side up; there's no wrong way to enjoy Pineapple Upside-Down Cake.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 17 July 2023
  • Prisms: These flip the image right side up within a lens; without them, images would come through upside-down.
    Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 5 June 2023
  • Carefully invert the cake onto a cooling rack, then flip it back right side up on another.
    Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The projector uses one-fourth screw that can be mounted right side up or upside down like most projectors.
    Zane Pickett, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
  • When it's finished baking, the cake gets inverted in one big flip so that the pineapple rounds end up topping the cake and displayed upside down—or right side up, depending on your point of view.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 21 June 2023

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