Sentence examples for to be upon from inspiring English sources

Draped atop these little islets of joy were what I took to be thick noodles of the udon sort, but which proved to be (upon closer inspection by my incisors) lustrous and chewy strips of shitake mushroom!

But now her mind was on the sheerest shadow she hoped to be upon the wall.

Those I fixed on often turned out to be, upon closer examination, embroideries.

The painful long ago seems to be upon us with a vengeance.

The supersonic transport soon to be upon us, will allow for no gambling more leisurely than cutting the deck.

"This reminds me of when I once went into a library!" Well, that moment seems to be upon us.

These figures are not to be relied upon, though.

So will these tools need to be called upon again?

Waiting to be called upon again.

Assalaamu alaykum, a common Muslim greeting, is translated from Arabic to be "Peace be upon you".

It is not to be relied upon.