uphold
verb (used with object)
to support or defend, as against opposition or criticism.
was upholding
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past progressiveof uphold.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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By appointing a new council member, Huntington Park Mayor Arturo Flores said the city was upholding its laws and the interests of its citizens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2025
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, in his first remarks over the latest flare up, said the Philippines was upholding its rights to fish in its exclusive economic zone.
From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2023
If anything, he insisted that he was upholding the Constitution, not undermining it.
From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2020
He has also insisted he was upholding Denmark's tradition of free speech.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2020
He professed being the staunch lover of those principles which America was upholding.
From Ponteach The Savages of America by Montrose Jonas Moses
