upraise
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They must also upraise the flag of the oneness of the world of humanity in the island of Madagascar.
From Tablets of the Divine Plan by `Abdu'l-Bahá
Probably this artifice is greatly unconscious, the meed of the trained musician; but let no singer think to upraise his voice before the Lord ere he master the axioms of prosody.
From Shandygaff by Christopher Morley
Such cremation he would dare if that Standard he might bear To the dust, and upraise there one more Silvery.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, December 3, 1892 by Sir F. C. (Francis Cowley) Burnand
Thy city fill once more, Thy temple-walls upraise, There will we Thee adore With joyful songs of praise, Thee, merciful, adored, We bless and sanctify, With wine-cups filled up high, By blessings of the Lord.
From Hebrew Literature by Epiphanius Wilson
It will upraise the standard of the oneness of humanity.
From Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era by J. E. (John Ebenezer) Esslemont
Belgium upraises by her bravery Her name, her rights, and banner free.
From The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life by Angela Brazil
The Doctor knows that Shorty is not named because of brevity in speech, and upraises a white hand.
From From School to Battle-field A Story of the War Days by Charles King
Peter Stock was now holding up the Frenchman's arm, as a referee upraises the whip of a winning fighter.
From She Buildeth Her House by William Wistar Comfort
The king, for whom the songs awake, As fair return the bard to make— A golden chain upraises.
From The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, Bay State Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, April, 1886 by Various
The languid rose her head upraises, and listens to the nightingale, while his wild and thrilling praises from his trembling bosom gush: the languid rose her head upraises, and listens with a blush.
From Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
So, here, Washington seems to have just stepped forward and, his head slightly upraised and with eyes fixed on something in the distance, readies himself to speak.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
He added that her upraised arms will eventually hold a light that will turn on at night.
From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2023
In Game 3 of the 1932 series at Chicago’s Wrigley Field, the Yankees’ Babe Ruth gestured with an upraised finger toward the Cubs pitcher, Charlie Root, and walloped his next pitch for a home run.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 13, 2022
Located 300 feet above the canyon floor, it’s been described as a playground of upraised sandstone.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 24, 2021
The nuns’ upraised hands, their solemn steps, and their shining faces convey hope and earnest faith.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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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
The upraising again of the ground on which the temple stands, to nearly its original height, appears to have occurred about the time of the formation of Monte Nuovo.
From Wonders of Creation by Anonymous
Sometimes Sara Lee reminded him of her—the upraising of her eyes or an unstudied gesture.
From The Amazing Interlude by Mary Roberts Rinehart
The loud chorus which had heralded the upraising of the curtain died away.
From The Malefactor by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
James Nippit's pet work was in connection with his reform movement, the Young Men's Mission, a design for upraising the youths of the larrikin and criminal classes.
From The Missing Link by Edward Dyson