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upset - use in sentences
Converse of object
- stomach: Government advice is to peel apples for small children as residues can lead to stomach upsets.
- cause: Melt water on glaciers may contain mineral silt, which can cause gastrointestinal upsets.
Object
- cart: But the man who could really upset the apple cart is Britain's Leon Haslam.
- balance: In the last century we have upset the balance.
- apple-cart: That is what upset the apple-cart more than anything else.
- anybody: And not to upset anybody who has a shaykh as well.
Adjective modifier
- gastrointestinal: Melt water on glaciers may contain mineral silt, which can cause gastrointestinal upsets.
- digestive: A cookie or tablet which is a nutritional supplement for dogs with digestive upsets.
- emotional: In some cases Eczema is related to an emotional upset.
- mild: HAV infection may cause: nausea; loss of appetite; abdominal pain; and mild gastro-intestinal upset, followed by jaundice.
Noun used with modifier
- tummy: My auntie Irene gets tummy upsets very easily, you know.
Modifies a noun
- stomach: Nor were the upset stomachs just a " bug " .
Used with adjective complement
- get: Never getting upset with us, never getting cross.
Noun used with modifier
- stomach: Physical or mental symptoms may respond to simple remedies: stomach upset or constipation.
Used with why or when
- when: You seemed so down and upset when I lived back home.
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