Word: upset
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...musicals--Monty Python's Spamalot and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels--have been getting most of the early Tony buzz. But Spelling Bee has some obvious similarities to another quirky off-Broadway show that came out of nowhere and last season won the Best Musical Tony: Avenue Q. Can you use upset in a sentence? --Reported by Amy Lennard Goehner
...would seem after factoring out that weekend sweep. Riding a five-game winning streak entering the Dodge Holiday Classic, Harvard’s lineup was crippled by the flu and subsequently managed only a 0-0 tie against Northern Michigan before a stunning upset loss at the hands of Merrimack. Regardless, the Crimson can ill-afford a slow start against the Saints, who scored 11 goals last weekend and will look to slide right into their up-tempo offense from the opening faceoff...
Three days have passed since the Harvard women’s basketball team pulled off an incomprehensible 15-point comeback to upset arch-rival Dartmouth in the Ivy League championship game and take a share of the league title...
Since childhood, Constantine has been able to recognize the ghoulish “half-breeds,” who, as hybrid demon-human creatures, can cross the border between heaven and hell and upset “the balance” between God and Satan’s bid for human souls. Young Constantine’s terrifying visions classify him as a psycho. As a result of the trauma of his visions and equally horrific “therapy,” he commits suicide...
...second-round action, the third-seeded Wisconsin squad upset Duluth—the No. 2 team in the nation—in overtime for a shot at the WCHA playoff crown against Minnesota...