Example Sentences

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“Everyone lost. It was a time when the excitement of fighting against oppression should have been uplifting, and it wasn’t at all. In the end, it made the entire community suffer.”

From New York Times • May 1, 2024

For some Russians who oppose Mr Putin, very despondent right now, the speech will have been uplifting.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2024

It must have been uplifting then when Angela Bassett became the first performer from a Marvel film to win an acting honor with her Golden Globe award.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2023

But if they feel I’ve been saying things that have been uplifting and inspiring — and I will giggle here and there, which I love to do anyway — then I thank you.

From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2021

With my eyes have I been seeing, And my hands have been uplifting, With my mouth have I been speaking, With my breath have I been sighing.

From Kalevala, The Land of the Heroes, Volume Two by Lönnrot, Elias