12 example sentences using upstanding.
Upstanding used in a sentence
Upstanding in a sentence as an adjective
It didn't stop his parent's from being upstanding people.
Murderers who wanted to be regarded as upstanding people, and so on.
The Airbnbs are not only among the most upstanding people we've funded, but among the most upstanding people I know.
I didn't know anything about its creator/founder, but I'm glad he's as upstanding as the product he produces.
Which is a totally unacceptable reaction for LEOs to be causing in upstanding citizens who are doing nothing wrong.
Are these just the mythical basement dwelling trolls of Slashdot lore reaching out privately via email?Most of the engineers I know in tech are decent, upstanding guys.
My father was complaining that the "weapons" they were catching were likely all from upstanding citizens, and that the terrorists would have figured out how to get weapons on board regardless.
As important to the task of creating something of quality on a computer as to becoming an upstanding military officer.
And yet the people will not apply the same indefensible yardstick to the FBI improperly investigating his mother, and instead will rally round the FBI as upstanding people just trying to do a tough job.
My heart goes out to these upstanding financial institutions and their shareholders, and I pray that they don't lose too much money compensating their customers for any losses resulting from these attacks.
Trying to show you are "an upstanding citizen" in some way is an expression of privilege: the expectation that you can demonstrate membership of a group that is not automatically assumed to be guilty.
He wasted valuable city resources on an experiment the \n outcome of which he should have predicted, being a \n criminal attorney in Roxbury.\n\n\u0010See, I think the opposite - how can upstanding members of society like me claim to hold an informed opinion about the justice system when the closest I've ever come is watching the TV show 'Prison Break'?You don't learn to program by watching a movie - you learn by trying it, getting hands-on experience. You don't learn to dance or do sports by reading a book - you learn by getting up and moving, getting hands-on experience. You don't become a judge without seeing the inside of a courtroom.
Upstanding definitions
meriting respect or esteem; "an upstanding member of the community"
See also: solid