upstanding

Example Sentences

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Jim Bob Duggar attempted a political comeback in 2021 when he ran for a vacated seat in the Arkansas state Senate, leaning on what he believed was his reputation as an upstanding family man.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Local leaders and families are ordered to identify those they recognise as upstanding citizens.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

None of us gets out without doing some damage to someone else’s heart, no matter how upstanding we think we may be.

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2025

"Please be upstanding for the world's most confusing House of Games contestant and Bake Off failure, Self Esteem!"

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2025

They were fine upstanding beasts, willing workers and good comrades, but very stupid.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell