bolt upright
Example Sentences
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But four younger colleagues from Toulouse froze, bolt upright.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2022
However, there is one person who will bolt upright with alarm whenever I sneeze and exclaim, “Well, excuse you!” or, “Why didn’t you give us some warning?!” making everyone stare at me further.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 10, 2022
I sat bolt upright, moving my lips with nothing coming out.
From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2022
I have watched Holmes sit bolt upright at the defense table as her lawyers slowly wilt.
From The Verge ● Dec. 9, 2021
Both the Negro and the white convicts had sat bolt upright.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
