upraising
- present participle of upraise.
Example Sentences
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It's an anti-colonialism commentary whose heroes validate the brown people's struggles around the world while distinctly upraising Indian pride.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2022
Over these hung a soft, bluish haze, making them appear vast in extent, and upraising the dark ridge of the fir forest, which crowns them, to mountain height against the western sky.
From The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance by Malet, Lucas
When he hurriedly announced the tidings among his hands, there was a sudden light in Tom's eye, a sudden upraising of his hands, that did not escape him.
From Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
I will pray for you that you may become the cause of upraising the lights of God.
From The Promulgation of Universal Peace by `Abdu'l-Bahá
The upraising of the Cotterill family from the social Hades of the steerage to the respectability of the second cabin had demanded all his energy, and a lot of Ruth's.
From The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns by Bennett, Arnold
