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 rider’s body should be erect but pliable, neither obeying too much the action of the horse, nor yet resisting it.

From The Lady and Her Horse Being Hints Selected from Various Sources and Compiled into a System of Equitation by Jenkins, T. A.

The body should be erect, but slightly inclined forward, in order that the eye may follow the pen closely.

From Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 by Burroughs, Barkham

Further, the flowers ought to be erect so as to exhibit the blossom in the fullest manner to the view.

From Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden by Richardson, David Lester

The anthers may be taken separately in the fingers, or with forceps, and lightly brushed over the stigmas, which should be erect and open if they have reached the receptive stage.

From The Gladiolus A Practical Treatise on the Culture of the Gladiolus by Crawford, Matthew