lift
verb (used with object)
to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist.
unlifting
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a word derived from
lift.
Example Sentences
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Shall we sorrow that the laughters, left the shadows of the way, And the cares of life unlifting fringed the rosy skies with gray?
From Oklahoma Sunshine by Freeman E. (Freeman Edwin) Miller
Mr. Huntingdon was utterly ignorant of the duties of a nurse; and though he haunted the room like an unlifting shadow, Dr. Arnold and Nellie took entire charge of the patient.
From Macaria by Augusta J. (Augusta Jane) Evans
Tembarom at least felt that the unlifting heaviness of atmosphere which had surrounded him while enjoying the companionship of Mr. Palford was a thing of the past.
From T. Tembarom by Frances Hodgson Burnett
But Mellville—” his tones were now quiet, but they were firm; his lips were set in angles of immovable resolve; his brow bent and dark with the shadows of unlifting determination.
From Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 by Various
Passing the mouth of Lonesome, he flashed his scythe into its unlifting shadows and went stalking on.
From The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come by John Fox
