How to Use uppercase in a Sentence

uppercase

1 of 2 adjective
  • But uppercase when the phrase is linked to a time zone such as Eastern Daylight Time.
    — WSJ, 10 Mar. 2023
  • But his uppercase blasts, chest-thumping rants and coarse insults are more likely now to draw a Gallic shrug.
    — Serge Schmemann, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Personalize the front with three uppercase letters, and get ready to become the best gift-giver in your friend group.
    — Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Let your uppercase Self talk you off the ledge when your critical lower-case-self encourages you to jump.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
  • Personalize the front with three uppercase letters, and get ready to become a hostess's dream guest.
    — Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
  • The company’s new corporate logo is its name in all uppercase letters.
    — Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2019
  • Fortunately this typeface is only uppercase, so that simplifies a lot of things.
    — Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Very often, you are forced to use special characters, numbers, and uppercase and lowercase letters in a password.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 13 June 2023
  • That’s where an assortment of uppercase E’s face in different directions.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Mix uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers and symbols.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Each password should be at least 12 characters long and include a mix of uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and symbols.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Use strong, unique passwords for each account by combining uppercase letters, numbers and special characters.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 June 2025
  • As part of the design, an uppercase block-A Alabama logo sits on the neck of the bottle with an elephant breaking through the void or counter in the letter.
    — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 19 May 2021
  • In 2022, only one percent of passwords used a mix of lowercase, uppercase, numbers and symbols.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2025
  • Ensure all passwords are unique, at least 15 characters long and include a mix of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers and symbols.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The Times began using the classic dateline style — uppercase letters followed by an em dash — as early as 1869.
    — Mathew Brownstein, New York Times, 26 May 2023
  • Use strong, unique passwords Create passwords with at least nine characters, mixing uppercase, lowercase, numbers and symbols.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2025
  • Use a strong password with at least 12 characters, combining uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers and symbols.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Instead, create complex passwords that include a mix of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers and special characters.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Writing without uppercase letters entirely, as the man did in the above exchange, is now the default for Generation Z on social media.
    — Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 2023
  • Forget uppercase, lowercase and special characters—the strongest passwords are sentences and should be changed each year, according to Hamilton.
    — Matt Robison, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
  • An eight-character password comprising only uppercase and lowercase letters takes 22 minutes to crack.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 25 May 2023
  • The Globe explained that the word has evolved from a description of a person's skin color to signify a race and culture, and deserves the uppercase treatment, much like Latinos get.
    — David Bauder, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 June 2020
  • The rectangular flag sign was professionally made, with black uppercase letters printed neatly in three decks over a white background, with hints of the American flag at the top and bottom.
    — Steve Buckley, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Historically, users were required to create passwords with a mix of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and special characters.
    — Lars Daniel, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The earliest European manuscripts don’t differentiate between uppercase and lowercase letters; all letters are the same size and come in only one shape.
    — Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 June 2023
  • Include uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers and punctuation marks, and never use personal information that a hacker could guess.
    — Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Encourage employees to formulate strong passwords that are at least 12 characters long and include a mix of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers and symbols.
    — Maxwell Alles, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
  • It's also supposed to be lowercase, not uppercase, according to the Associated Press.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2020
  • Coming up with something that’s at least 12 characters long, includes uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, special symbols and isn’t based on anything personal?
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025

uppercase

2 of 2 noun
  • Like, the uppercase T had a spike serif on the bottom and slab serifs on the top.
    — Diana Budds, Curbed, 13 Oct. 2021
  • Then there’s the Nutella soufflé, which is neither an uppercase Nutella creation nor a soufflé.
    — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 28 Nov. 2019
  • Duchess Meghan's cypher, which is kind of like a royal monogram, features a script uppercase 'M' underneath a coronet.
    — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 25 May 2018
  • The absence of uppercase letters and the presence of high-minded concepts will not improve the dire situation, which has precedent.
    — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2018
  • On the Internet, using uppercase letters is shorthand for shouting.
    — Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2019
  • Many accounts require your password to have both uppercase and lowercase letters, as well as numbers, special characters and a specific minimum and maximum length.
    — Kimberly Rotter, USA TODAY, 20 May 2017
  • Meanwhile, according to the checker, a 12-character string, with uppercase and lowercase letters, symbols and numbers, could take an attacker just three years to crack.
    — Nicole Nguyen, WSJ, 7 Mar. 2021
  • When punctuation counts Google does not recognize uppercase or lowercase letters and punctuation.
    — Edward C. Baig, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2019
  • Though Facebook says its new design is aimed at clarity, de Bartolo says all uppercase letters are often less legible than the standard uppercase-lowercase mix.
    — Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2019
  • Originally, experts suggested thinking of a super complex password with a variety of numbers, uppercase and lowercase letters, and symbols.
    — Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2017
  • In literacy, kindergarten students should know how stories and poems are the same or different; how to identify uppercase and lowercase letters; and how to recognize punctuation marks and many common words.
    — James Vaznis, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2019
  • Taking to Instagram to reveal the new ink to her 135million followers, Kylie showed off her latest tatt in the collection—a tiny ‘Stormi’ inked in uppercase on the back of her left arm.
    — Lucy Wood, Marie Claire, 17 May 2019

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