lift up
Example Sentences
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So I think it was amazing that we were allowed to lift up the building and have the whole ground free for people.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
This purported to lift up former enslaved people, but the results were very mixed for other groups that were not white.
From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026
But pedestrians can take the chair lift up the mountain to enjoy the view, before walking, sledding or taking the lift down.
From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026
Workers were getting ready to excavate the playground and grassy area of the memorial garden, to finally lift up the earth and discover the full extent of what lies beneath.
From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025
If he let himself fall out of the bed in this way, his head, which in the course of the fall he intended to lift up sharply, would probably remain uninjured.
From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka
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