Used in a Sentence

upraised

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for upraised.

Editorial note

The Japanese version is typically performed with the arm in an upraised angle and is a quick repeated wave.

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Quick take

(nonstandard or archaic) Lifted, raised, held high.

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

(nonstandard or archaic) Lifted, raised, held high.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for upraised.

adjective

(nonstandard or archaic) Lifted, raised, held high.

Example sentences

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The Japanese version is typically performed with the arm in an upraised angle and is a quick repeated wave.

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Google's contributions to making the web safer, faster, and generally more awesome cannot go upraised.

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A roller would apply pressure to press special paper onto upraised letters and numbers.

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Linus Torvalds said it best with an upraised finger a few years back.

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Or the upraised eyebrows you inevitably draw if you're under 70.

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Or is this an upraised finger in the rearview mirror?

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I just checked and there's still an old.gif image in the center of one of the websites with an upraised red fist.

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My old microwave had physical buttons (upraised so you could find them by touch, and that 'clicked' down when depressed) under a wipe clean plastic coat.

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> coated in grass which rends those who tread upon it like a legion of upraised spears, and there's more.

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>> Few variables are missing here like the mortgage amount you are asking for and the upraised value of the house.

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If you go this route, I've found it easier to walk around the house if I look at my upraised hand and navigate peripherally- hand is in focus, and the rest is expectedly not, rather than everything in front of me being blurry.

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Answer to click-bait headline: > Berenson thinks the drawings may nail down something that historians have long suspected but not been able to prove: that Bartholdi disregarded Eiffel's engineering plans when it came to the statue's upraised arm, electing to make it thinner and tilted outward for dramatic and aesthetic appeal.

Quote examples

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"Reflective contemplation is not required in the presence of an upraised knife."

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"Reflective contemplation is not required in the presence of an upraised knife." Once such military action is deemed necessary, the question then is whether a single drone destroying a few rooms and their occupants with zero direct risk to US troops is (or isn't) preferable to destroying several city blocks (at minimum) and their occupants with significant risk to our personnel.

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I am a married woman, Peter.” “No, you’re not.” “Yes, and the little girl in the bed is my baby.” “No, she’s not.” But he supposed she was; and he took a step towards the sleeping child with his dagger upraised.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use upraised in a sentence?

The Japanese version is typically performed with the arm in an upraised angle and is a quick repeated wave.

What does upraised mean?

(nonstandard or archaic) Lifted, raised, held high.

What part of speech is upraised?

upraised is commonly used as adjective.