6 sentences with 'upward'
Example sentences and phrases with the word upward and other words derived from it.
• « The upward trend in crime began to reverse when a hardened hoodlum on parole killed policeman Jimmy Irby. »
• « Franklin also wrote his rags-to-riches tale, his Memoirs, in the 1770s and 1780s. This story laid the foundation for the American dream of upward social mobility. »
• « Instead, many came from very humble working-class backgrounds and embodied the dream of upward social mobility through hard work and discipline. »
• « However, northern self-made manufacturers created their own organisations that sought to promote upward mobility. »
• « Indeed, owning land and slaves provided one of the only opportunities for upward social and economic mobility. In the South, living the American dream meant owning slaves, producing cotton and owning land. »