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Example sentences for "upshot"

Lexicographically close words:
uprushes; ups; upset; upsets; upsetting; upside; upsides; upsot; upsprang; upspringing
  1. A crusade was preached against the heretic people, to which only one upshot was anticipated.

  2. There is a legend that Dominic, stung by his ill-success, predicted what the upshot of such deplorable obduracy must eventually be.

  3. The upshot of all this is that the study of documents is only one of three elements in the preparation of an historian, and is only third in importance.

  4. The upshot was that the Company obtained a concession for a branch railway line, to run from their mines, along the right bank of the Jefe's river, to a junction with the trunk line about fifty miles distant.

  5. In the upshot they found they had made an immense potation of it; and Bob took leave of his old friend, clearly satisfied that he had not taken so heavy a pull for many a day.

  6. The upshot of the matter is, I fell in love with Sally Jones, head over ears.

  7. Ye see, the upshot of the matter is, I’ve a notion of setting up a store, and getting a wife, and settling myself down as a merchant.

  8. The upshot of the argument was that Lucy got her own way, and the Professor rather unwillingly agreed to part with the mummy and restore the thousand pounds.

  9. But, as Don Pedro confessed, it was an ill wind which blew him some good, when the upshot of the whole mysterious tragic business was the restoration of at least one emerald.

  10. The upshot was that my interference threw Count Ugo into a pet with them.

  11. Tis from the Princess; and the upshot is, you're released from your word and free to come back with me.

  12. Well, sirs, the upshot was that this party, which had marched out for a forlorn hope, took the gunboat and her crew as easily as a man gathers mushrooms.

  13. There seemed to be no choice, however, as old Solomon was in dead earnest, but to lay the matter aside for the moment and see the upshot of this adventure.

  14. His straightforwardness angered me a little at first, but his kindness made me think much of what he said, and--well, the upshot of it all is that I am going to California.

  15. It's impossible, and might be tedious, to give you all the conversation that we had after Stride had gone, but the upshot was that she gave me warning.

  16. The upshot of this examination was that he recast a great part of what he meant to say at New York.

  17. The upshot was that Goschen asked me to communicate with Hirst and see if he would be disposed to accept the offer.

  18. I expect that this is the upshot of the terrible anxiety I have had about my daughter M--.

  19. An' if I doan't come here to stop, I'll call in some day and tell 'e the upshot of this coil in a friendly way.

  20. The terrible upshot of all was 'to provoke the Lord to anger.

  21. The upshot of them all is this--the most radiant thing on earth is the character of a good man.

  22. The upshot of the alarm is very beautifully told: 'We returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.

  23. The upshot is that the average return on the capital of electric traction companies amounts to only 3.

  24. The upshot of the contest between the three systems has, therefore, been the survival of the one which was most despised at the outset.

  25. The upshot was that Marie decided to give up being crazy and to return to everyday living.

  26. I cannot say that Aaron listened with much attention, but he understood perfectly what the upshot of it was.

  27. In the infantry of the line the over-regulation price is not so high as this, but it is nevertheless considerable; and the upshot of the whole matter is that, according to the estimate furnished from Messrs.

  28. Wha kens what would be the upshot o' a second marriage?

  29. The upshot of it was that, Delia having been given the evening off, Romulus and Remus were banished to the kitchen for the night, with a bed prepared in a box and another box of sand placed hopefully near by.

  30. The upshot of it all was that a compromise was reached in that household.

  31. So the upshot was, that for very cowardice she preferred stealing the match and taking French leave.

  32. So the upshot of it all is, that we are to have a house somewhere in Belgravia,' he began.


  33. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "upshot" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    accomplishment; amount; answer; body; burden; consequence; core; corollary; decoding; denouement; derivation; determination; development; disentanglement; distillate; effect; end; event; eventuality; explanation; fate; finding; fruit; gist; harvest; interpretation; issue; judgement; kernel; legacy; matter; meat; nubbin; offshoot; offspring; outcome; outgrowth; pith; precipitate; product; purport; ramification; reason; repercussion; resolution; result; resultant; sense; sequel; sequence; short; solving; substance; thrust; unraveling; untangling; upshot; working