downbeat

Examples of upbeat

upbeat
That practical and upbeat approach to situations which some people would find appalling and horrifying is most uplifting.
But then, in the opening sentence of the final chapter, the upbeat story comes to a sudden, crunching end.
The study is generally upbeat in showing that most people escape from spells of poverty.
Lyrically and musically, the lament became an important juxtaposition to the upbeat anger or desire of rock.
This stimulus causes the rhythm core oscillator (osc0) to go out of phase, thus playing the role of the upbeat.
Although upbeat is a rather abstract concept, the children acquired this after they had learned to perceive the difference between songs with and without one.
Yet the general tone of these recollections nonetheless tends to be much more cheerful and upbeat than that characterizing memoirs written by older narrators.
Sometimes, the continuant is omitted or shortened (this is usually compensated by the use of an upbeat).
After saying a few words to make a connection with them, she raises her arms to begin the upbeat.
Of course, monsters can be upbeat too, as other countless cases of supermen testify.
These excerpts illustrate the young, upbeat suburban sensibility characteristic of rap's primary audience, suburban white teenagers.
So, the "upbeat assessment" of the technique's safety in fact attaches to a different person than does the theoretical risk.
In thus employing minor, this disco anthem differs from contemporary rock anthems of comparable upbeat tempo and narrative tone.
The deviation from pentatonicism is also manifested in development among the upbeats to the various parts of the song.
What are we to make of this upbeat conclusion?
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