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upraised
adjective as in elevated
adjective as in erected
adjective as in heightened
Example Sentences
For a moment, his upraised arm was all we could see of him, long slender fingers flashing a “V”.
The upraised hand, the potent silence, the solemn gaze of a hundred eyes was too much for the old man to bear.
My head swam beneath his blows, and I released my almost vanquished enemy to face the new foe with upraised fists.
Something in the girl's pure, upraised face caught at her heart, and the tears came afresh.
It was the sight of the upraised hands, more than the Cure's voice, which stilled the outburst.
The lady had upraised a warning finger; a tremor of mingled fear and wrath seemed shaking her.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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