upraise
Example Sentences
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“He was a fixture of the neighborhood. He just loved Capitol Hill and the Central District area,” Taylor said of Ewell, who would stand on street corners with upraised arms.
From Seattle Times
When her character, Aurora Fane, joins a throng of socialites surveying the nearly completed Met, the camera lingers on her face, upraised in awe.
From New York Times
He added that her upraised arms will eventually hold a light that will turn on at night.
From New York Times
“But look at us now!” he said, arms upraised.
From New York Times
It's an anti-colonialism commentary whose heroes validate the brown people's struggles around the world while distinctly upraising Indian pride.
From Salon
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