How to Use uptick in a Sentence

uptick

noun
  • Grades 6 through 12 showed more upticks.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The reason for the uptick in play time?
    — Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • But this seemed to be more than an uptick; this felt like a jump.
    — Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2022
  • But is the city ready for an uptick in cyclists?
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
  • There was an uptick in shootings, and two cars were set ablaze.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2022
  • So, maybe an extra six months is fair trade for a big uptick.
    — David Phelan, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2021
  • Yeah, our second show saw a big uptick from year one to year two.
    — Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
  • That’s an uptick of 955% from one frame to the next.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Prices rise around the league year over year, but this isn’t a standard uptick.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Such sentiment has seen an uptick in protests over the war.
    — Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 23 Aug. 2025
  • The under-center uptick has not been a cure-all.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
  • That was the beginning of his uptick.
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 5 June 2026
  • Keller added that three things likely led to the uptick in rescues.
    — Owen Clarke, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
  • There have been some more recent upticks in death numbers.
    — Kaitlin Coward, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
  • What’s behind the uptick in online scams?
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Why the uptick in violence now?
    — Amira Jadoon, The Conversation, 13 May 2026
  • But any sort of wave would in all likelihood lead to an uptick in deaths, too.
    — Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The four in Miami in just four months marks an uptick.
    — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The uptick in customers has had a major impact on the food bank.
    — Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 30 Oct. 2025
  • That next step is finding an uptick in the offensive side of his game.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
  • There has been an uptick in concern in regard to health care in recent years.
    — Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Didn't tell the story of an uptick in rents or the data center build-out.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026
  • What’s your reaction to the uptick in speed climbs on these mountains?
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Lash enhancements have seen an uptick within the past decade.
    — Essence, 28 Oct. 2025
  • At least least seven ships crossed the sea lane Monday in a slight uptick.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The last decade or so has seen an uptick in research about adults with CP.
    — Jeremy Klemin, The New Republic, 3 Jan. 2022
  • Isaacson has prepared for an uptick in fathead and nightcrawler sales.
    — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 8 May 2026
  • The next year, there was an uptick in the number of Black med school students.
    — Carly Mallenbaum, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Despite the lack of consensus on the cause of that uptick, there are some clear trends.
    — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Their recent power-play uptick came mostly at home.
    — Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026

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