uprear
Example Sentences
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Would that thegn and coerl were filled with thy spirit, and the Dane would no longer uprear his raven standard in the land.
From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Madison, Lucy Foster
Fire-eyed Valour, guard the land; Here uprear thy fearless crest; Princess, Kate, Alice, &c.
From The Indian Princess La Belle Sauvage by Moses, Montrose Jonas
You who did with anguish bear me, For the Church you did uprear me: Let your blessing with me dwell.
From Black Forest Village Stories by Auerbach, Berthold
It is now the twelfth hour of the night, birds of darkness are on the wing, the spectres uprear, the dead walk, the living dream.
From Thomas Carlyle by Nichol, John
She was the first American woman to uprear the banner of her sex in the matter of independence; she may be said to have been the prototype of all the succeeding upholders of "women's rights."
From Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) by Larus, John Rouse
