lift
Example Sentences
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These developments could overturn previously unfavorable supply-demand dynamics, lifting crude oil prices and bringing the $100/bbl level into focus, the senior market analyst adds.
From there, building consistent habits can gradually lift a score.
From MarketWatch
However, Fifa president Gianni Infantino recently said the governing body would consider lifting its ban, adding the sanction has "has not achieved anything" and "has just created more frustration and hatred".
From BBC
She touched my chin and lifted my face so our eyes met.
From Literature
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When she saw me she lifted herself to her feet, her tail beginning to wag.
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