upheave

Example Sentences

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The whole ocean about the island seemed to upheave.

From Tom Swift and His Wireless Message: or, the castaways of Earthquake island by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]

Then during the night they upheave their backs to relieve themselves of the pressure, and thus shake the walling to a fall.”’

From The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by Wentz, W. Y. Evans

He loved to attack, to upheave, to overthrow.

From For the Faith by Everett-Green, Evelyn

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

From The Pearl by Jewett, Sophie

The Archimedian lever found a resting-place in his brain, and sundry of his thoughts seem not inapt to upheave the world.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 by Various