How to Use uptick in a Sentence
uptick
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He’s seen a small uptick in passengers since the train opened.
— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024 -
Despite the lack of consensus on the cause of that uptick, there are some clear trends.
— Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024 -
This year, those same seats saw a slight uptick to $3,310 for nine Panthers home games.
— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2024 -
August’s uptick was the largest one-month increase since June 2022.
— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 14 Sep. 2023 -
But any sort of wave would in all likelihood lead to an uptick in deaths, too.
— Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2022 -
What’s your reaction to the uptick in speed climbs on these mountains?
— Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 6 Dec. 2022 -
And at midyear, there was no sign of an uptick in North Texas office space demand.
— Steve Brown, Dallas News, 5 July 2023 -
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 -
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 -
In a Tweet, Braxton cited the uptick in hate speech as her reason for logging off.
— Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2022 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
The median sale price for U.S. homes spiked this month, the biggest uptick since October 2022.
— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2024 -
This uptick in new-home sales could mean the home price correction on the new-construction side is losing steam.
— Lance Lambert, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2023 -
This could be a blessing in disguise for us as far as allowing his body to kind of heal from the first uptick of play as far as ramp up.
— Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2022 -
The song has seen an uptick in streams as criticism continues.
— Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 31 July 2023 -
Aldi’s cottage cheese sales saw an uptick of 14% as a result of the TikTok favorite.
— Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2023 -
The Eagles said there has been an uptick in fan support from both students and people who live in Fremont.
— Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2024 -
The biggest uptick in crime levels came from carjackings at 82%.
— Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 10 Jan. 2024 -
Now, thanks to a marked uptick in bourbon tourism, visitors are coming for the bourbon and staying for the culture.
— Maggie Kimberl, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2024 -
Meanwhile, charter schools have seen an uptick in students.
— Axios Salt Lake City, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024 -
Meta will likely receive the biggest uptick in users and revenue if TikTok is banned.
— Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023 -
Still, the district saw a 10 percent uptick in the number of workers over the past three years, with revenue growing by 29 percent.
— Angelica Mari, WIRED, 30 June 2023 -
The uptick follows a four-week pullback in the average rate, which has mostly hovered around 7% this year.
— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 July 2024 -
Some businesses saw an uptick from the tens of thousands of visitors.
— Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 19 July 2024 -
In terms of actual breast cancer cases, the uptick isn’t that drastic.
— Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 23 Mar. 2023 -
With an uptick in the intensity forecast comes an increase in the storm surge forecast.
— Elisa Raffa, CNN, 4 Aug. 2024 -
What’s more, some counties that have seen large upticks in food stamp usage in recent years continue to vote for him, despite his attempts to shrink that program and others that people in these places rely on.
— Eli Hager, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2024 -
But so far, data being released in the main swing states that will likely decide the 2024 election have shown a major uptick in Republicans voting by mail or early in person.
— Jared Gans, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2024
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