upheld

[ uhp-held ]

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of uphold.

upheld

/ ʌpˈhɛld /

verb

1. See uphold
   the past tense and past participle of uphold

Example Sentences

So the sorts of policy changes Obama announced Thursday night would, if challenged in court, be upheld as legal.

From The Daily Beast

Our work with CKF [Charles Koch Foundation] has always upheld university standards.

From The Daily Beast

The right to be forgotten is a law passed in 2012 that was upheld this year by the European Commission.

From The Daily Beast

That would have involved overturning a 1977 Court decision that upheld automatic deduction of union dues.

From The Daily Beast

Prohibitions on selling and purchasing sex toys have been upheld in the U.S. Court of Appeals.

From The Daily Beast

It has upheld the grossest errors and the most fiendish theories as the special revelations of God.

From Project Gutenberg

Of course, it was not smoke obscuring the moon, she decided; it was a lamp, upheld by an ivory figure—a lamp with a Chinese shade.

From Project Gutenberg

A stone wall upheld its front edge from the narrow street; and on top of this wall stiff hedges grew.

From Project Gutenberg

However, I have more than ever need of being upheld, and I ought to have given you an account of my perplexity.

From Project Gutenberg

The Manchester school accepted the bill with great favour, and upheld the ministry in carrying it.

From Project Gutenberg