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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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151 As he starts to crumple at my feet, I grab the front of his shirt and drag him upright.
152 All the soil does is hold the plants upright, while the crop is fed with artificial fertilizers.
153 He runs too upright, relies too much on sheer strength instead of evading defenders, and so takes too many hits.
154 I clutch at his arm, and he holds me, and does not let me go when I am upright.
155 An upright posture in bed or chair also aids lung expansion.
156 She sat bolt upright; her features were strong, her manna forthright[Sentence dictionary], even aggressive.
157 The young bird has to perch upright on the rim while it grows its feathers.
158 The going was steep and treacherously slick in places, and Paige had all her concentration centred on staying upright.
159 McLeish looked past the boy to see Catherine Crane, colour returned, seated on an upright chair, drinking tea.
160 He stood upright on the driver's seat, staring up into the clouds.
161 There was an upright piano in the far corner with a row of framed photographs on top.
162 Now it was lit luridly in green and the puppet in the white ballet dress was standing upright facing them.
163 She sat bolt upright in the back seat during the hour long journey, some of which was on a motorway.
164 She pushed a button, cranking the bed to a more upright position.
165 The pile drivers stood idle in the darkness, gray silhouettes like horses sleeping upright in a field.
166 Every tree is unique, with shapes that evoke a person standing upright with raised arms.
167 Her rump burned as though a bonfire had been lit under it, and she realised she was standing upright.
168 Between the windows, in the cool shade, his uncle sat upright in a chair, asleep.
169 Each time I took a step, I sank to the earth and then struggled upright again.
170 I remained still and upright, facing into the room, an accusing figure in a nightdress.
171 We found her sitting bolt upright in bed with all the lights on.
172 A man stood, rakish and upright, and stared at the fences.
173 The villain has to die repentant before the young lady can marry the upright engineer.
174 Please replace your tray and return your seat to an upright position for landing.
175 When at last she was able to stand upright in safety, her knees buckled and her body was drenched with sweat.
176 He wedged the knife upright in the cutlery drawer while jamming it shut with one knee.
177 It consists of an upright cylinder containing a twelve-inch piston with rod two and a half inches in diameter.
178 I eased into an upright position, ducking back out of sight until I heard him start the car and pull away.
179 They pulled him upright and walked him into a small kitchenette next to the Murphy bed.
180 Stabler had three chances to put West Hartlepool ahead with penalty kicks but failed, though one struck an upright.
More similar words: sprightlyrightall rightright awaybrightenright wingforthrightfrightfulfrighteneddivine rightcivil rightsbill of rightsrighteousnesshighlightuprisingfightlightnightmightheightmightyslightweightflighteightheightyplightdelightfighterin sight
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