upheave

Example Sentences

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A queen in heaven while yet so young, Too high thou dost thyself upheave.

From The Pearl by Jewett, Sophie

Brown rocks, left bare by the receding tide, upheave their slippery backs, heavily festooned with seaweed, and the broad level sands lie wet and glistening in the sun.

From Dorrien of Cranston by Mitford, Bertram

"Yes; they'll have the all-firedest upheave there, before long, that ever tore a hole in the bottom of the sea."

From Phemie Frost's Experiences by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)

The mountains huge appear Emergent, and their broad bare backs upheave Into the clouds, their tops ascend the sky.

From The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science by Dawson, John William

You will find the smaller communities living along in unison with the seasons, having neither extreme poverty nor wealth—none of the violent plagues of upheave and unrest which afflict our great populations.

From My Life and Work by Ford, Henry