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Sentence count:213+14Posted:2017-01-24Updated:2020-07-24
Synonym: erecthonorablelaw-abidingmoralreputablerespectablestandingupstandingverticalAntonym: dishonestSimilar words: sprightlyrightall rightright awaybrightenright wingforthrightfrightfulMeaning: [‚ʌp'raɪt]  n. 1. a vertical structural member as a post or stake 2. a piano with a vertical sounding board. adj. 1. in a vertical position; not sloping 2. of moral excellence 3. upright in position or posture. 
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121 Ward makes omelettes in the small not quite upright kitchen before she goes to work.
122 His knees were wobbling as if they might collapse under the strain of holding his body upright.
123 The boiler was like an upright wooden barrel banded with copper.
124 The seedlings, upright as bishops, are as free-fruiting and close-branched as you could wish for.
125 An upright piano stood against one wall, a row of framed photographs on top of it.
126 You do not sit upright on the living room couch wrapped in a blanket,[www.Sentencedict.com] staring into oblivion.
127 Jean was sitting upright in her chair, the box of medical records on her lap as usual.
128 I stumbled back and sat down heavily on the plinth, then staggered upright and pulled my cords back up.
129 She maintains a studiously upright posture as she talks, yet her voice is gentle, her expression open and kindly.
130 Simon was sitting in the corridor outside the door to Jason's room, heartily asleep in an uncomfortable upright chair.
131 I walked across her line of vision and she sat bolt upright in annoyance.
132 For the tall man, the lie should be one or two degrees more upright.
133 Here were the upright golden flames of the poplars lining the road, and the willows yellowing down by the creek.
134 Hotspur sat bolt upright in the saddle, his eyes narrowed on the hurtling horsemen, and never moved a hand.
135 But when the others sat for the Scripture readings, Ray McGovern remained upright in their midst, provoking wariness and speculation.
136 On top of this was a solid brick monument with an upright stone.
137 The upper edge of the shoulder pocket overhung the lower edge, more appropriate for an upright stance.
138 On a windy day, guy ropes were needed to hold the flat scenery upright.
139 She felt as though an invisible line through her backbone held her upright.
140 I originally studied classical cello from age seven until I was fourteen, then moved to the upright bass.
141 I also missed my footing and went plunging forward, only by luck managing to keep myself upright.
142 At time it feels like a matter of survival against the elements, keeping your boat upright in a strong breeze.
143 It went on a line into the stands and hit the same upright girder.
144 It ploughed off the motorway, behind the motorway bridge crash barrier, and into the concrete upright.
145 As I forlornly stood it upright on the table, Tam settled down opposite me.
146 There was only one candle in place, stuck upright like a pale wax finger, and this had never been lit.
147 He pushed himself upright, shaking his head to make the wheeling stars go away.
148 It tripped on a book and almost went flying, but it just succeeded in remaining upright.
149 They are held together, poised upright like a pencil standing on its point, by the recursive dynamics of coevolution.
150 It stood upright, balancing on its head against a background of indigo blue.
More similar words: sprightlyrightall rightright awaybrightenright wingforthrightfrightfulfrighteneddivine rightcivil rightsbill of rightsrighteousnesshighlightuprisingfightlightnightmightheightmightyslightweightflighteightheightyplightdelightfighterin sight
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