Examples of put-upon in a Sentence
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Downs also stars as Jimmy, Ava and Deborah’s put-upon manager.
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Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 31 May 2024
Rather, Joey King plays Zara Ford, a young woman working as the put-upon assistant of movie star Chris Cole (Efron).
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 29 May 2024
On a 115-degree summer afternoon in a wilting, AC-challenged Marseilles apartment block, a put-upon middle-aged wife passes out on her balcony.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 May 2024
But once the truth of Reena’s demise is revealed, the sympathy for these put-upon characters starts to increasingly get in the way of true empathy for their experiences.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2024
In a small role, Anjan Vasan nails the put-upon female cop (the lone one in the department) seeking to unmask this cursing culprit, a task that’s hard to achieve since she through the quicksand of sexism that surrounds her.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) The Daniels rightfully won big at last year’s Oscars for this ambitious, moving, and exceedingly exciting genre-bender, which stars Michelle Yeoh as a put-upon laundress who gets a chance to see where her life could have gone.
—EW.com, 31 Jan. 2024
The latest season opens with Lamb’s put-upon assistant, the quiet Catherine Standish (Saskia Reeves), being snatched by an armed group.
—J. Oliver Conroy, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
Huller’s performance as the put-upon daughter of a prankster father earned rave reviews, and the actor says Hollywood took interest — but not for long.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 28 Dec. 2023
Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 31 May 2024
Rather, Joey King plays Zara Ford, a young woman working as the put-upon assistant of movie star Chris Cole (Efron).
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 29 May 2024
On a 115-degree summer afternoon in a wilting, AC-challenged Marseilles apartment block, a put-upon middle-aged wife passes out on her balcony.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 May 2024
But once the truth of Reena’s demise is revealed, the sympathy for these put-upon characters starts to increasingly get in the way of true empathy for their experiences.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2024
In a small role, Anjan Vasan nails the put-upon female cop (the lone one in the department) seeking to unmask this cursing culprit, a task that’s hard to achieve since she through the quicksand of sexism that surrounds her.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) The Daniels rightfully won big at last year’s Oscars for this ambitious, moving, and exceedingly exciting genre-bender, which stars Michelle Yeoh as a put-upon laundress who gets a chance to see where her life could have gone.
—EW.com, 31 Jan. 2024
The latest season opens with Lamb’s put-upon assistant, the quiet Catherine Standish (Saskia Reeves), being snatched by an armed group.
—J. Oliver Conroy, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
Huller’s performance as the put-upon daughter of a prankster father earned rave reviews, and the actor says Hollywood took interest — but not for long.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 28 Dec. 2023
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“Put-upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put-upon. Accessed 9 Jun. 2024.
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