uphold
Usage
What are other ways to say uphold?
To uphold applies especially to supporting or backing another, as in a statement, opinion, or belief: to uphold the rights of a minority. To support is to hold up or add strength to, literally or figuratively: The columns support the roof. To maintain is to support so as to preserve intact: to maintain an attitude of defiance. To sustain, a rather elevated word, suggests completeness and adequacy in supporting: The court sustained his claim.
Example Sentences
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At the same time, he will need to uphold the company’s focus on privacy and premium user experience.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
However, in that case the City Council opted to uphold its contract.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
"We have a duty to uphold the very highest standards in uniform and to treat every woman with the dignity and respect she deserves", he added.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Still, he says, even teetotaling Gen Xers still uphold a certain bar etiquette.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
We were seven trainees in that year’s group and each one of us was being carefully prepared to uphold the majesty of the Shell Company in one or another remote tropical country.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
If the company upholds its decision, he should then file a complaint with his state’s insurance department and/or consult an attorney who specializes in property-insurance disputes.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Ramstetter upholds the Finnish model in which students typically get 15 minutes of recess multiple times a day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The decision upholds a turn-back policy that began in 2016 as an emergency response to a surge of Haitian immigrants at the San Ysidro border crossing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
UN Women, the UN organisation that upholds women's human rights, has called it a "global crisis", where prosecutions against the issue are rare and survivors are often re-traumatised when they do attempt to seek help.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
“Vegetables are good for you; your mother says so too. Have some more,” she insists, until Father intervenes and upholds my right to refuse a dish I don’t like.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
He was convicted in 2017, with the life sentence upheld on appeal in 2021.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
In a post uploaded to Instagram, actor Jamie Lee Curtis upheld Dolly’s bravery, writing that “she was more than they thought she was.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Speaking publicly for the first time on the row, Lord Chris Smith said academic integrity could be upheld while questioning Arday's treatment.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
If upheld, the immunity would eliminate a pending tax liability estimated at $100 million.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
Great shadows sprang up and fled, and for a second they saw a vast roof far above their heads upheld by many mighty pillars hewn of stone.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Legal service providers said at the heart of the matter is upholding due process, protecting children from exploitation and ensuring the federal government follows its own laws.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
"It is important that agencies charged with upholding the law know that they are not above the law and will be held to account."
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Belgium’s foreign minister, Maxime Prévot, who is a former soccer referee, said he had always been committed to upholding the rules and ensuring fair decisions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
But it suffered a legal blow in June last year when the EU top court's adviser recommended upholding the fine in an opinion, describing Google's arguments as "ineffective".
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
It was the close of an era and the beginning of a brand-new one—and this updated force would be tasked with upholding a whole new federally dictated way of life called Prohibition.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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