aloft
Example Sentences
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This time the celebration wasn't as muted as he raised his arm aloft, club still in hand, as the crowd went into raptures.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
But if she is a delightful, gritty inspiration to some, Moses has always been an overrated “primitive” kept aloft by a winning backstory to others, including many art-world gatekeepers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
“Wealthy Americans have been credited with keeping consumer spending aloft over the past few years as general uncertainty spread,” said Elizabeth Renter, senior economist at NerdWallet.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026
A bit of tinkering – stripping the original’s heavy bassline, tossing in his lithe falsetto and a playful guitar to hold everything aloft – made the one-time throwaway into something immortal.
From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026
On the third try, the pilot finally rose using his instruments alone—without being able to see anything out of the windows—to get them aloft.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
Vocabulary lists containing aloft
A Long Walk to Water
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"Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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"The Odyssey," Vocabulary from Part 1 of the epic poem
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