How to Use uptick in a Sentence

uptick

noun
  • But this seemed to be more than an uptick; this felt like a jump.
    — Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2022
  • That uptick in sales helps the beloved project become a bestseller again in the U.K.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • The deal with the gangs, Aguilar said, is the root cause of the recent uptick in violence.
    — Michael D McDonald, Bloomberg.com, 28 Mar. 2022
  • The next year, there was an uptick in the number of Black med school students.
    — Carly Mallenbaum, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
  • There was an uptick in shootings, and two cars were set ablaze.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2022
  • He’s seen a small uptick in passengers since the train opened.
    — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
  • All that said, Şengün should still see an uptick in minutes in Year 2.
    — Morten Jensen, Forbes, 16 June 2022
  • Yeah, our second show saw a big uptick from year one to year two.
    — Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 19 Mar. 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
  • 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
  • The glimmers of shine and sparkle fits in with the uptick of dressier denim silhouettes.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Jan. 2025
  • But an uptick in exports to Asia helped make up for a large chunk of those losses.
    — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 26 June 2022
  • But any sort of wave would in all likelihood lead to an uptick in deaths, too.
    — Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The uptick in violence in 2017, Boh said, was a tipping point.
    — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2022
  • For the first time in a long time, the state of filmmaking in Arkansas seems to be on a slight uptick.
    — Al Topich Special To The Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 2 Jan. 2025
  • His first episode last Sunday helped Suits: LA to get a ratings uptick in the demos for the first time since the premiere.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • Also, the play on the court in the wake of the trades resulted in an uptick of enthusiasm and joy.
    — John Canzano, oregonlive, 20 Feb. 2022
  • Zia has seen a notable uptick in interest in the story over the past few years.
    — Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 June 2022
  • Just the other day, the dispatcher told me there had been an uptick in complaints.
    — Saïd Sayrafiezadeh, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2025
  • The announcement sparked an immediate uptick in the price of the stock, sending it above $50 for the first time since the news of the takeover broke.
    — Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 5 May 2022
  • The news regarding this case comes during an uptick in monkepox cases around the world and in the U.S.
    — Madison Smalstig, The Indianapolis Star, 19 June 2022
  • The extent of the uptick, though, may be far greater than previously thought.
    — Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2022
  • The 2022 fifth-round pick out of Boise State has seen an uptick in his production year after year.
    — Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • The state has seen an uptick in new coronavirus cases since the rules were lifted.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2022
  • 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
  • Thanks to Clark's presence, the Indiana Fever saw a massive uptick in viewership and play on the court, and year two figures to be even better.
    — Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025

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