aloft
Example Sentences
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The injury also did not stop Martinez from joining in the post-match celebrations as he jumped into the Villa fans before hoisting manager Unai Emery aloft.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
As the band sang about fighting injustice and corruption, they were surrounded by dancers in hockey masks, holding aloft fluorescent lights.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 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
Unlike the soft, pliable versions of the Christ child in his early Madonnas, this is a monumental, muscular putto, using his strength to hold that garland aloft.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Hale served again as a pallbearer, holding aloft the casket of his friend.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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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