be erect

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So yeah, that femme performance is so defining of how to hold yourself, to be erect because matriarchs are the oaks of families.

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2024

The shoulders should be square, and the body should be erect upon the hips.

From Frank's Campaign, or, Farm and Camp by Alger, Horatio

In sitting the trunk should be erect and the hips should touch the back of the chair.

From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.

The body should be erect, the chest thrown out, the head and shoulders held back, and the stride long and elastic.

From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.

‘Take this water and sprinkle it on one of the fallen trees, and say to it: “So let all the trees of the forest stand upright,” and in a moment they will be erect again.’

From The Brown Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew